SDR 95ZZZX5025

Service difficulty report · Gear

Difficulty date
September 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
Part
Gear
Part number
408119904
Condition
Chrome Defect
Location
Output
Component
408136005
Stage of operation
IN
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

CHROME PLATING ON PN 4-081-199-04 BEARING JOURNAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN AIR POCKET IN CHROME APPROXIMTELY .1250 INCH FROM END OF PART. DISCONTINUITY WAS ON A NON-FUNCTIONAL SURFACE AND PART WAS SALVAGED BY REMOVING ALL CHROME IN THIS AREA. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF PROBLEMS RANGING FROM LEAKING MASKING TO AIR POCKETS IN CHROME FROM THIS VENDOR.