SDR 98ZZZX2261

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
June 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900
Part
Bearing
Part number
800110011
Condition
Failed
Location
Tachometer/Gen
Part time
56 hours
Component
EM8001
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

TACHOMETER/GENERATOR WAS OVERHAULED 55.9 HOURS AGO. UNIT STOPPED WORKING. ON REMOVAL, FOUND DRIVE SHAFT SNAPPED IN TWO. ON DI SASSEMBLY, FOUND BOTH BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THESE BEARINGS HAVE NO IDENTIFYING MARKINGS ON THEM, ONLY ON THE SHIPPING TUBES IS THERE ANY INFORMATION. SUBMITTER STATED HAD AN IDENTICAL FAILURE ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THE SAME DAY.

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