Service difficulty report · Bearing · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
March 18, 2003
Submitted
May 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
5,905 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Bearing
Part number
BOGUS
Condition
Seized
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen
Component part number
150SG122Q
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DRIVE END BEARING SEIZED DURING FLT, SPUN IN BEARING LINER. WORE OUTER DIAMETER OF BRG RACE DOWN TO POINT THAT ARMATURE BEGAN RUBBING ON STATOR. THIS WEAR CONTINUED UNTIL SUFFICIENT TORQUE BUILT UP TO SHEAR DRIVE SHAFT AT QUILL SECTION. TEARDOWN OF UNIT REVEALED THAT BRGS INSTALLED ARE BOGUS PARTS. CORRECT PART IS MADE BY THE OEM, APC, AND IS P/N 150SG1052B. BEARINGS FOUND WERE MARED 'JAF 6203RS JAPAN'. SEIZED BRG SHED ITS SEALS, EXPOSING BALLS. BOGUS BEARINGS HAVE TWO ROWS OF EIGHT BALLS, WHILE OEM PART HAS ONE ROW OF EIGHT BALLS. ACCORDING TO COMPONENT HISTORY CARD, UNIT WAS INSTALLED ON AN A/C WHEN IT WAS IMPORTED THE BEARINGS ARE BEING HELD IN QUARANTINE PENDING INSPECTION.