Service difficulty report · Planetary Gear · Beech 99

Difficulty date
July 13, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
49,839 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Planetary Gear
Part number
310152501
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. METAL ORIGINATED FROM RGB AND WAS THE RESULT OF SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL LOSS BETWEEN THE 1ST STAGE SUN GEAR AND THE 1ST STAGE PLANETARY GEARS. THIS IS OUR 2ND SUCH CASE WITH TIME CONTINUED GEARS. (TC NR 20060731002)

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