SDR 97ZZZX4858

Service difficulty report · Oil Pump · Kaman K1200

Difficulty date
November 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161KA
Make and model
Kaman K1200
Aircraft serial
A940016
Part
Oil Pump
Part number
K974120107
Condition
Seized
Location
M/R Transmission
Part time
1,687 hours
Component
Kaman · K974002101
Stage of operation
NR
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

OIL PUMP SEIZED ON START-UP. NO SHEAR SHAFT WAS INCORPORATED IN OIL PUMP. SEIZURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO PUMP DRIVE RING GEAR TEETH INSIDE TRANSMISSION ASSY AS WELL AS OIL PUMP ASSY. IF SHEAR SHAFT WAS INCORPORATED IN OIL PUMP, ONLY PUMP WOULD HAVE NEEDED CHARGING IN THIS CASE, NOT PUMP AND TRANSMISSION.

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