Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
September 27, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) OPERATOR FOUND METALLIC DEBRIS IN THE RGB SCAVENGE OIL FILTER, WHICH DEBRIS RE-OCCURRED IN SUBSEQUENT OPERATION AFTER THE FILTER WAS CLEANED. MATERIAL ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF M50 BEARING MATERIAL AND THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION AND RESTORATION TO SERVICEABILITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE OF AN O/H ON BOTH ENGINE MODULES THE SOURCE OF THE METAL CONTAMINATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE INNER RACE OF THE NR 19 BEARING (PN 3107032-01, SN 84B397). THE INNER RACE HAD AN AXIAL CRACK EXTENDING FULLY ACROSS THE INNER RACEWAY AND HAD SMALL AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL LOSS ADJACENT TO THE CRACK. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO RESIDUAL MAGNETISM AND LIGHTNING STRIKE IS NOT THOUGHT TO BE A CAUSE OF THE CRACK.