Service difficulty report · Bearing · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
August 11, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft time
9,632 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Bearing
Part number
TBA
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Nr 5
Part time
3,576 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, E, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW ENCOUNTERED A NR 2 ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN 1 MIN EMERGENCY LANDING EXECUTED. NR 2 ENGINE AND OIL COOLER REPLACED, A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION CARRIED OUT AT AMO REVEALED FAILURE OF THE NR 5 BEARING. THE BEARING FAILURE CAUSED POWER TURBINE ROTOR VIBRATION AND OSCILLATION RESULTING IN SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE AND DECOUPLING OF TURBINE TO COMPRESSOR (N1) COUPLING. THE GAS GENERATOR TURBINE ENTERED OVER-SPEED OF UNKNOWN VALUE. THE GP TURBINE OVER SPEED CAUSED NR 2 TURBINE BLADES TO PROGRESSIVELY SEPARATE FROM THE DISK. THE NR 5 BEARING HAD BEEN OVERHAUL INSPECTED BY THIS AMO APPROXIMATELY 757.9 HRS PRIOR TO FAILURE AND RE-INSTALLED AS (SERVICEABLE). THE BEARING HAS ACCUMULATED AT LEAST 3576 HRS. POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 7040.4 HRS. (ON CONDITION PART). (TC NR 20070905001)