Service difficulty report · Hub · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
January 19, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft time
291 hours
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Part
Hub
Part number
C1861
Condition
Galled
Location
Coning Flange
Component
Fan · Robsin
Component part number
D1742
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) OTHER PART AFFECTED LOWER BEARING C181-3 S/N 1328 UPON REMOVING FAN ASSY FOR ACCESS TO A DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR C051-1, DAMAGE (FRETTING AND GALLING) WAS DISCOVERED ON BOTH MATING FLANGE OF FAN HUB C186-1 (PART OF D174-2 ASSY) AND LOWER BEARING C181-3. NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF MOVEMENT WERE NOTED PRIOR TO DISMANTLING FAN ASSY. FAN WAS NEVER REMOVED AFTER IT LEFT FACTORY. FAN HAD BEEN BALANCED ONCE SINCE NEW. FAN HAS BEEN SPLIT APART FOR INVESTIGATION AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL PARTICLES WERE DISCOVERED BETWEEN BACK PLATE AND FAN AND ALSO SOME EXTENSIVE CORROSION BETWEEN SHIM C178-2 FLANGES, HUB MATING SURFACE AND FAN ITSELF. PART REMOVED AND RETURNED FOR REPAIR AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION.