Service difficulty report · Bearing · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 28, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
10,398 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Bearing
Part number
150SG1052B
Condition
Loose
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
433 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) STARTER-GENERATOR WAS REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE AN ENGINE VIBRATION. AME FOUND THE DRIVE END BEARING WAS VERY LOOSE, WITH RADIAL PLAY. SENT UNIT TO AMO. AMO DISASSEMBLED & FOUND D.E. BALL BEARING HAD CONSIDERABLE PLAY IN BOTH RADIAL (.010) X AXIAL (.025) DIRECTIONS. NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND.NEW BEARING INSTALLED & UNIT TESTED AND RETURNED RO SERVICE.U/S BEARING SENT TO OEM FOR WARRANTY ASSESSMENT.