SDR 2011F00086

Service difficulty report · Duct · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7062X
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Aircraft serial
793
Aircraft time
6,730 hours, 27,493 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
10561880
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
6,730 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAIN GEARBOX UPPER AND LOWER HSG (PN 4619201009 AND 4619201011) WERE BOTH FOUND TO HAVE MAJOR SCORE LINES FROM WEAR CAUSED BY NORMAL VIBRATION WHILE IN CONTACT WITH PN 105-61680 (VENTILATING UPPER PART) AND 105-61875 (HSG RT). THESE PARTS ARE PART OF THE RAM AIR VENTILATION DUCTING. THE MAIN GEARBOX HAD BEEN INSTALLED 303 HOURS EARLIER. THE FIRST SCHEDULED INSP OF THIS AREA IS AT 600 HOURS OR 4 YEARS. THIS IS ITEM 63-2 IN THE PERIODICAL INSP, "INSPECT LUBRICATION SYS FOR CONDITION". DUCTING HAD NOT BEEN FIT AND ALIGNED CORRECTLY CAUSING SEVERE RUBBING OF THE DUCT AGAINST THE SURFACE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH DUCT AND TRANSMISSION HAD RUBBER COATINGS BUT VIBRATION RUBBED THROUGH THIS RUBBER. BOTH PARTS WERE NON-REPAIRABLE AND WILL BE SCRAPPED.