SDR 96ZZZX2904

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
March 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N130F
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
044
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Bearing
Part number
3587591
Condition
Failed
Location
Eng Nr 4
Part time
2,399 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, FLT CREW OBSERVED FLUCTUATING FUEL FLOW ON RT ENG FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND NOISE. CREW REDUCED POWER SETTING TO IDLE AND CONTINUED FLT. DURING FINAL APROACH, OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT COMMANDED A SHUT-DOWN AND LANDED ACFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. UNABLE TO ROTATE EITHER THE LP OR HP SPOOLS. EXAMINATION OF INLET AREA SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN OBJECT INGESTION. METAL CONTAMINATION FND IN OIL TANK, XSFER GEARBOX AND OIL FILTER, FILTER BYPASS BUTTON WAS NOT OUT. UNABLE TO DISASSEMBLE OIL PUMP DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. ENG IN-FLT SHUTDOWN CAUSED BY FAILURE OF NR 4 BEARING AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNAL DOMESTIC OBJECT DAMAGE TO ENGINE.