What was found
GEAR CASE WAS RETURNED FOR OIL CONTAMINATION. UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND AN EXAMINATION OF INTERNAL HARDWARE REVEALED A CRACKED INNER RACE ON THE PROPELLER SHAFT FORWARD ROLLER BEARING RACE. LEFT - TSI 4,239.5 HRS. CSI, 4,048.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- SI3R842L
Hamilton Sundstrand World Wide Repair - Aircraft
- N202KD
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B202
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- System (JASC)
- 7210 · Turbine Engine Reduction Gear
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 7757571
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Gc 49 Gearcase
- Part time
- 1,073 hours
- Component
- 5074T6LG10
- 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.