Service difficulty report · Bearing · Robsin R22BETA

Difficulty date
June 29, 2015
Submitted
June 29, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7087J
Make and model
Robsin R22BETA
Aircraft serial
2873
Aircraft time
5,726 hours
Engine
Lyc O360J2A
Engine time
73 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
A1814
Part serial
7884
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fan Shaft
Part time
73 hours
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THERE WAS REPORT OF AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION AS WELL AS AN INTERMITTENT CLUTCH LIGHT INDICATION. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A FAN BALANCE, DURING THE MAINTENANCE RUN-UP THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE NOISE COMMON TO BEARING FAILURE AND AN INCREASING VIBRATION. MAINTENANCE THEN RE-INSPECTED THE FAN INSTALLATION AND FOUND THAT THE BOLTS INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURE OF THE FAN WHEEL AND BEARING ASSY. WHERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND HAD BEEN ALLOWING THE FAN TO MOVE ENOUGH TO ELONGATE THE BOLT HOLES. THE LOOSE BOLTS CREATED A BAD VIBRATION THAT CAUSED THE MAIN BEARING PN: A181-4 TO OVER HEAT. BOTH FAN WHEEL ASSY. AND MAIN BEARING ASSY. MUST BE REPLACED. N7087J HAS 72.7 HOURS TIS SINCE IT'S LAST OVERHAUL WHERE AN OVERHAULED FAN WHEEL AND BEARING ASSY. PN: A007-5 WAS INSTALLED.