SDR 96ZZZM31

Service difficulty report · Gear Shaft · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
October 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170PC
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
717
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110U
Part
Gear Shaft
Part number
8971973
Condition
Sheared
Location
Scavange Pump
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

THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLIED AND INSPECTED BY GARRETT AVIATION SERVICES IN AUGUSTA, GA. THEY FOUND THAT THE SCAVANGE PUMP GEAR SHAFT HAD SHEARED AND THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT BINDING IN THE SCAVANGE PUMP WHEN ROTATED BY HAND. THE PUMP WAS DISASSEMBLIED AND INSPECTED AND NO APPARENT DAMAGE WAS FOUND, BUT THE PUMP ROTORS WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.