Service difficulty report · Compressor · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 4, 2015
Submitted
June 23, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N187JP
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1888
Aircraft time
3,322 hours, 3,574 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
1015552117
Part serial
02221306
Condition
Seized
Location
Right Engine
Part time
647 hours, 15 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIR CONDITIONER SYS INOPERATIVE WITH COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND DRIVE BELT BURNED OFF. FOUND HALF OF THE BEARING BALLS MISSING FROM THE DRIVE BEARING. THESE ARE CAPTURED BEARINGS AND CAGED. THE BEARING BALLS SEEM TO HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED AT MFG. THE OPERATING LIFE OF THE COMPRESSOR IS ABOUT 200 HOURS BECAUSE ONLY USED IN HOT WEATHER. THROUGH THE LIFE OF THIS COMPRESSOR THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION FELT WITH TURN ON.

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