Service difficulty report · Pump · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
January 23, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft time
12,392 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Pump
Part number
23039794
Condition
Galled
Location
Gear Oil
Component
Gearbox · Rroyce · 250C30P
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) DURING REINSTALLATION OF ENGINE BY OPERATOR. ENGINE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE: OPERATOR NOTED UNUSUAL NOISE HEARD COMING FROM GEARBOX WHEN N1 GEAR TRAIN SPUN. GEARBOX RETURNED FOR REPAIR. UPON INSPECTION FUEL CONTROL / OIL PUMP FLEXIBLE COUPLING SHAFT FOUND FRACTURED. WHEN TURNED BY HAND N1 GEAR TRAIN ROTATED NORMALLY. OIL PUMP COULD NOT BE TURNED BY HAND. OIL PUMP REMOVED & DISASSEMBLED. ONEOF IDLER GEARS HAD METAL BUILD-UP ON END FACE. ADJACENT FACES ON GEAR POCKET & SEPARATOR WERE ALSO HEAVILY SCORED. GEAR END CLEARANCES WERE MEASURED&FOUND TO BE .0005 TO .0075, WHICH IS WITHIN ROLLS ROYCE OVERHAUL LIMITS. IT W AS CONCLUDED OIL PUMP HAD SEIZED DUE T

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