Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
April 7, 2010
Submitted
April 7, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bearing
Part number
RB56637
Condition
Failed
Location
Booster Pump
Component
Booster Pump · RR12670F
Component part number
238006029
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING OVERHAUL OF THE CENTRIFUGAL FUEL BOOSTER PUMP 2 NEW ARMATURE SHAFT BEARINGS (PN: RB56637) WERE INSTALLED. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE BRUSH RUN-IN SEQUENCE, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOISE WAS TRACED TO THE 2 NEWLY REPLACED BRGS. THE BRGS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE PUMP AND FOUND TO HAVE SOME ROUGHNESS.