Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 76

Difficulty date
March 24, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6714R
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft serial
ME320
Engine
Lyc LO360A1G6
Propeller
Hartzl HCM2YR
Part
Bearing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Prop Blade
Part time
929 hours
Component
Prop
Component part number
FJC7666A2
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE BUTT BEARING IS OVER THE MAX ALLOWED DIAMETER ALLOWING THE BEARINGS TO FLOAT FREE IN THE BLADE BORE. THE PROP WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR RESEAL DUE TO GREASE LEAKAGE. DURING INSP, THE BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING OIL BETWEEN THE BLADE AND BUTT BEARING. THE BEARING WAS PULLED AND THERE WAS EPOXY FOUND IN 1 BLADE AND ZINC CHROMATE IN THE OTHER BLADE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE BEARINGS IN PLACE. THE BEARING BORE WAS MEASURED AND WAS FOUND TO BE BETWEEN .002 AND.004 OVERSIZE FROM MFG SPEC. THE BORE WAS EXAMINED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN REWORKED PAST LIMITS DURING THE LAST O/H.

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