Service difficulty report · Bearing · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
810 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Bearing
Part number
22021081806
Condition
Worn
Location
Magneto
Part time
413 hours
Component
Magneto
Component part number
106006169
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

MAG WAS RECEIVED FOR AN OVERSPEED INSPECTION (500 HOUR INSPECTION PROCEDURE). BEFORE DISASSEMBLY THE BEARINGS WERE INSPECTED BY TURNING THE ROTATING MAGNET ASSEMBLY. SIDE PLAY WAS NOTED AND THE END PLAY WAS MEASURED AT 0.004 INCH. TCM DOES NOT ALLOW SIDE PLAY AND ONLY ALLOWS 0.0005 TO 0.0015 END PLAY. THE MAG WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE BEARINGS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. THE 500 HOUR INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH THE BEARINGS SHIMMED TO THE PROPER PRELOAD AND THE MAG WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS MAG WAS A FACTORY NEW UNIT WITH 412.7 HOURS IN SERVICE.