Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS ENGINE WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION & REPAIR AFTER THE OPERATOR REPORTED METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE RGB OIL SYS. WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE OPERATORS REPORT OF METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE RGB OIL SYS. THE SOURCE OF THE METAL CONTAMINATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE NR 15 BEARING. THE CAUSE OF THE NR 15 BEARING FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ADDITIONALLY, IMPACT DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT OF THE LP DISK, THE LP BLADES, THE LP SHROUD SEGMENTS & THE TE EDGE OF THE LP STATOR VANES. THE CAUSE OF THE IMPACT DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION REPORT EIR PW100 2011-014.