SDR A1019131

Service difficulty report · Gear Shaft

Difficulty date
June 12, 2007
Submitted
June 12, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Allsn T63A720
Engine time
5,393 hours
Part
Gear Shaft
Part number
23038229
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Fractured
Location
Gearbox Assy
Component
Gearbox Assy · Allsn · T63A720
Component part number
NA
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ENGINE WAS SENT FOR REPAIR DUE TO GENERATING METAL. UPON DISASSEMBLY FOUND THAT THE SHAFT ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE CENTRIFUGAL BREATHER GEAR WAS FRACTURED IN THE AREA OF THE RADIUS WHERE THE SHAFT JOINS THE GEAR. THE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE GEAR WAS THE CAUSE OF METAL GENERATION.