SDR 97ZZZX2685

Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
March 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N935H
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
NA0475
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20388022
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Bearings
Part time
1,273 hours
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

AFTER ROTATION, CREW SELECTED MAIN AIR VALVES ON. A RUMBLE AND VIBRATION WERE NOTED BY CREW LASTING APPROX 2 MINS INTO FLT. REMAINDER OF TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. WITH APPLICATION OF BLEED AIR FROM THE APU, MAINTENANCE FOUND RUMBLE TO INCREASE WHEN SELECTING COOLER TEMPS. A CHECK OF THE COOLING TURBINE OIL LEVEL WAS SATISFACTORY. UPON REMOVAL OF THE MAG CHIP DETECTOR, EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL AND BEARING PARTS WERE FOUND. UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE UPGRADED/MODIFIED 203880-30-1 UNIT. PART TT 1272.3 HOURS, 48 MONTHS FROM BUILD.