Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
March 18, 2012
Submitted
April 14, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N727YB
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0171
Aircraft time
850 hours
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
850 hours, 615 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
850 hours, 615 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

ON DESCENDING FROM FL 360 FT, A SMALL VIBRATION WAS FELT. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AND PILOT REPORTED THE VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE. AT FL100 FT A MORE STEADY VIBRATION FELT. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS REMAINED GREEN (NORMAL). NOTICED RT OIL PRESSURE LOWER THAN LT. RT OIL PRESSURE WAS 58 PSI & LT 78 PSI. ABOUT 20 MILES OUT, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. OXYGEN MASKS WERE PUT ON BY PILOTS & AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS REMAINED IN GREEN THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. SHUTDOWN ENGINES AFTER TAXI. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE NO OIL IN SIGHT GLASS OF RT ENGINE. INSPECTION OF CHIP DETECTORS FOUND ALL 3 CHIP DETECTORS CONTAMINATED WITH METAL. ENGINE REMOVED. FOUND WEAR OF THE NR 2 BEARING THE ROOT CAUSE OF ANOMALY.

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