SDR 95ZZZX1368

Service difficulty report · Coupling · Doug DC3G102A

Difficulty date
February 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N13JA
Make and model
Doug DC3G102A
Aircraft serial
4082
Engine
Pwa R183094M1
Part
Coupling
Part number
96657
Condition
Broken
Location
Eng Front Sec
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE HAD BEEN SHOWING SMALL AMOUNTS OF STEEL IN THE OIL SCREEN FOR 138 HRS. TSMOH WAS 2-1/2 YRS AND 1064 HRS. DECIDED TO REMOVE FRONT SECTION AGAIN PN 96657 COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOUND BROKEN. THIS TIME, NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, BUT .75 INCH OF THE 1.50 INCH LONG TOOTH WITH THE RIVET HOLE WAS BROKEN LOOSE. AGAIN, HELD IN PLACE BY THE DESIGN OF CHANNEL SHAPED PN 92991 MATING COUPLING ASSY. THE TIMING RIVET FROM PN 96657 COUPLING ASSY HAD ALSO BEEN REMOVED AND THE COUPLING RANDOMLY INSTALLED.

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