Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
July 31, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
5,782 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Bearing
Part number
534685
Condition
Worn
Location
Starter
Component
Starter Adapter · Cont · 643259A18
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) ACFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IN THE BELLY OF THE ACFT. UPON MAINT INSP, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STARTER ADAPTER PULLEY BEARING WAS BADLY WORN, DAMAGING THE OIL SEAL ALLOWING FOR AN OIL LEAK. THE STARTER ADAPTER WAS REPLACED, OIL FILTER CHECKED FOR FOREIGN MATERIAL, OIL REPLENISHED, AND A LEAK CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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