Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
August 15, 2006
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
37,145 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Bearing
Condition
Seized
Location
Condition Cable
Part time
37,331 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF MFG TASK 422 (A CHECK 500 HR REPETITIVE TASK) ZONAL INSPECTION OF RT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FOUND POWER AND CONDITION CABLE PULLEYS (2 EACH SYSTEM, TOTAL 4 PULLEYS) IN THE UPPER AFT NACELLE/FRONT OF WING SPAR, TO ALL HAVE SEIZED BEARINGS (1 PULLEY WITH BRG ASSY FALLING OUT OF PHENOLIC PULLEY). PULLEYS REPLACED AND ENGINE CONTROLS RE-RIGGED. AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 492 HOURS SINCE LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TASK 422, AND 2465 HOURS SINCE LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TASK 7610/05 (C-CHECK 5500 HR TASK) VISUAL INSPECTION OF ENGINE POWER AND CONDITION CONTROL CABLES AND PULLEYS. (TC NR 20060816005)