Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 18, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,841 hours
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
5243212137
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nr 2 Generator
Part time
3,021 hours, 3,780 cycles
Component
Dc Generator-Alt · Pilats · 524321200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) GEN 2 FAILED IN FLIGHT. UPON MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION, IT FOUND THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS SHEARED. THE REAR BEARING HAD SPUN ON THE DRIVE SHAFT AND MARKED IT UP ALSO. IT IS NOT FELT THIS WAS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE SHEARED FAILURE BUT IT IS THE SECOND DRIVE SHAFT REJECTED FOR THE BEARING MARKS AT OUR COMPANY AND 1 OTHER REJECTED FOR THE SAME BEARING MARKS BY ANOTHER COMPANY. TOTAL OF DRIVE SHAFTS REMOVED AT 3.