Service difficulty report · Bearing · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 16, 2015
Submitted
October 16, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N111K
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
464
Aircraft time
7,581 hours, 6,109 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
7,631 hours, 6,141 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ENGINE REMOVED FROM ACFT AND SENT FOR EVALUATION. THIS LAST MAJOR ENGINE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WAS A MAJOR PERIODIC INSPECTION PERFORMED ON 1/6/2008. TOTAL ENGINE TIME AT THAT TIME WAS 6408.3 HOURS AND THE ENGINE HAS OPERATED A TOTAL OF 1222.4 HOURS SINCE THEN. PRIOR TO THAT A CORE ZONE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON 6/26/1997. TOTAL ENGINE TIME AT THAT TIME WAS 3684.5 HOURS AND THE ENGINE HAS OPERATED A TOTAL OF 3946.2 HOURS SINCE THEN. THERE ARE NO LOG BOOK ENTRIES REPORTING ANY OPERATING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE SINCE THOSE MAINTENANCE EVENTS. BASED ON THE DISASSEMBLY OBSERVATIONS IT IS APPARENT THAT THE FAILURE OF THE NR 4 BEARING LEAD TO THE IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN.

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