SDR 99ZZZX1914

Service difficulty report · Spacer

Difficulty date
April 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Spacer
Part number
4B7320
Condition
Failed
Location
Scavenge Pump
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

VISUAL AND BINOCULAR INSPECTION OF THE SPACER REVEALED SOME ENTRAPPED COPPER-COLORED METALLIC DEBRIS IN THE SLOTTED RECESS ON THE SIDE FACE FLAT. FINE GRIT-LIKE PARTICLES WERE ALSO OBSERVED IN THE BORE ANNUAL RECESS. THE ANODIZED SURFACES EXHIBITED A MOTTLED, CRAZE-CRACKED APPEARANCE WITH ISOLATED REGIONS WHERE PIECES OF THE COATING HAD SPALLED. SPACER IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY GEES-DALLAS ENGINEERING.