Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 1, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
4,885 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Bearing
Part number
03601018
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Commutator
Component
Generator · Lucas
Component part number
23080025
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D, E, H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE IN CRUISE BACK TO BASE, CREW ENCOUNTERED AIRFRAME VIBRATION FROM THE AFT CABIN, FOLLOWED BY THE RT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT 10 MINUTES LATER. CREW CONFIRMED LOSS OF RT GENERATOR, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF VIBRATION. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON DISASSEMBLY OF UNIT, DISCOVERED CUMMUTATOR BEARING DESTROYED. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS ONLY 406 HRS ON THE BEARING SINCE REPLACEMENT.

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