Service difficulty report · Carrier Assy · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
July 20, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
31,750 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Carrier Assy
Part number
8679225
Condition
Cracked
Location
Planetary Gear
Part time
24,694 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ENGINE TREND RECORDING BY THE FLIGHT CREW IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LH ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICTION HAD DECREASED 15 PSI WITHIN A WEEK OF OPERATION. UPON ARRIVAL MAINTENACE WAS ADVISED AND ELECTED TO REMOVE THE ENGINE FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE PLANETARY CARRIER ASSY IT WAS OBVIOUSLY FRACTURED AND PIECES OF THE OIL DISTRIBUTION GALLERIES MISSING. EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PLANETARY GEARS WAS ALSO EVIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THIS CARRIER HAD 381 HRS SINCE OVERHAUL AND WAS INSPECTED USING LPI PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ONTO THE ENGINE, NO CRACKS WERE DETECTED. THIS IS THE SIXTH PLANETARY CARRIER FAILURE SUFFERED BY THIS OPERATOR.