What was found
BEARING REMOVED FROM ENG DURING OVERHAUL WITH TT OF 1691.6 HRS. DURING OVERHAUL, BEARING WAS INSPECTED AND 2 UNUSUAL CONDITIONS FOUND: BALLS EXHIBITED SEVERE SCRATCHES AND RETAINER SHOWED SMEARED SILVER PLATING IN THE BALL RETENTION AREA. AFTER ANALYSIS, REPORT SHOWED RESIDUAL SILICA CARBIDE EMBEDDED IN THE BRONZE RETAINER CAUSING THE BALL SCRATCHES. SILICA CARBIDE WAS LIKELY FROM A MEDIA BLAST DURING MFG PROCESS. THE SILVER PLATING DISCREPANCY WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE RETAINER AND BALL DURING THE STAKING PROCESS. A TYPICAL CLEARANCE OF 0.002 INCH IS NORMAL. FOUND CLEARANCE TO BE NEAR 0.0000 INCH. AS THE SILVER PLATING WAS WORN, THE EMBEDDED SILICA CARBIDE SCRATCHED THE BALLS.