SDR 2025F00091

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
April 11, 2025
Submitted
April 11, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Part
Gearbox
Part number
9050002
Part serial
EG1048
Condition
Misoverhauled
Part time
19,000 hours, 5,169 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

WHILE DISASSEMBLING RR TRENTXWB EGB P/N 90500-02 S/N EG1048, 2 SCREWS (AS3237-14) WERE FOUND AMONG THE 4 TGB BEARING SUPPORT FIXTURES. THESE SCREWS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE EGB BOM. THESE SCREWS SHOULD BE AS3237-12. THIS COMPONENT WAS MOUNTED ON ENGINE RR TRENTXWB ESN:21043 (TSN:19000, CSN:5169). THIS COMPONENT WAS PRODUCED AND PREVIOUSLY MAINTAINED BY STS, HOWEVER, IT WAS POSITIVELY ASSED THAT STS DID NOT MOUNT AS3237-14 SCREWS. IT WAS CONFIRMED ‘N3 ENGINE OVERHAUL SERVICES’ THAT DID NOT MOUNT AS3237-14 SCREWS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AS3237-14 SCREWS WERE MOUNTED BY THE OPERATOR. THE COMPONENT WAS DISASSEMBLED, AND WILL ONLY BE BE RELEASE IF COMPLIANT WITH APPROVED DESIGN DATA. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE CUSTOMER. THE CUSTOMER WAS ASKED TO INFORM THE OPERATOR AIRLINE