Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
December 2, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bearing
Part number
180315
Condition
Failed
Location
Prop Governor
Component
Governor · Woodward · 8210007F
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) UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THIS GOVERNOR, IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE OF THE FOUR BEARING ASSEMBLIES HAD LOST ITS BALLS. BECAUSE THERE IS NO SCREEN IN THE BASE OF THIS GASKET, ANY OIL CONTAMINATES COULD CHANNEL BACK INTO THE ENGINE. THE GOVERNOR WAS COMPLETELY OVERHAULED, THE BEARINGS REPLACED, AND THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ADVISED WHAT THE FINDINGS WERE.