Service difficulty report · Support · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
August 26, 2008
Submitted
September 16, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N48CG
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
041
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Support
Part number
305086010
Part serial
00P16322
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Bearing
Part time
3,031 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE NR 4 BEARING SUPPORT, PN 305086010, CRACKED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES, THE NR 4 BEARING SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT CAST MANIFOLD MAY HAVE BECAME LOOSE, PERMITTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTS. SB CEF738-72-8060 REPLACES THE NR 4 BEARING SUPPORT WITH SUPPORT ASSY PN 305086012, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH AN INCREASED INTERFERENCE FIT TO ELIMINATE MOVEMENT. (K)