Service difficulty report · Bearing · Israel ASTRASPX

Difficulty date
July 22, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387PA
Make and model
Israel ASTRASPX
Aircraft serial
145
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Bearing
Part number
3587502
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 6
Part time
800 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED DEPARTURE, ENROUTE, RT ENGINE DEEC COMPUTER TRIPPED TO MANUAL MODE, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF THE N1 GGE INDICATION. FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMALLY, THEN EXPERIENCED A RT ENGINE VIBRATION WHICH CLIMBED TO .8 ON THE VIBRATION INDICATOR. REDUCED PWR ON RT ENG TO 75 PERCENT. VIBRATION STOPPED. FLEW AC AT REDUCED PWR AND DIVERTED FOR MAINT WHERE THEY LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY. ENG WAS SENT TO MFG FOR REPAIR, DETERMINED THAT THE NR6 BEARING FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION. NR 6 BEARING WAS REPLACED WITH OTHER COMPONENTS AND ENG WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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