Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
April 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bearing
Part number
K271B200EL
Condition
Unapproved
Location
Blower
Component
Dynamicair · C100B3AA
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AU) THE BLOWER WAS RECEIVED FOR OVERHAUL. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE PROPER REPLACEMENT BEARINGS, SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE BEARINGS REMOVED. THE MANUFACTURERS BEARINGS HAVE NO MARKINGS AND HAVE BROWN RUBBER SEALS. THE BEARINGS FOUND IN THE BLOWER WERE CLEARLY MARKED AS 3200, MADE IN THE USA, AND HAVE GREEN RUBBER SEALS. DYNAMIC AIR ENGINEERING HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER USED THE DESCRIBED BEARINGS IN ANY OF THEIR MOTORS. THE UNAPPROVED PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH THE PROPER PARTS AND THE UNIT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.