Service difficulty report · Bearing · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
October 2, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft time
36,827 hours
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Bearing
Part number
5001T90G06
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Acc Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE RECEIVED FOR METAL CONTAMINATION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FUZZ LIKE MATERIAL PRESENT ON AGB CHIP DETECTOR. MATERIAL SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND WHEN GEARS IN THE AGB IS WEARING ABNORMALLY. NR 2 BEARING SUMP MAGNETIC PLUG WAS FOUND FREE OF CONTAMINATION. NR 3 BEARING AND POWER TURBINE MAGNETIC PLUGS BOTH HAD TRACES OF THE SAME TYPE MATERIAL. OIL FILTER WAS DISMANTLED AND FOUND TO HAVE MINOR NON-FERROUS CONTAMINATION. ENGINE LUBE PUMP WAS INSPECTED AND NO FAULT FOUND. FRONT FRAME ADU WAS REMOVED AND BEVEL GEAR BEARINGS WERE BOTH FOUND WORN. ACCESSORY GEARBOX WAS REMOVED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. BOTH PINION GEAR BEARINGS WERE WORN AND HAD BLUE DISCOLORATION SIMILAR TO THE COLOR SUBJECTED TO O