Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 4, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
30,233 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Bearing
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator Tab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMING TRAVEL CHECKS AFTER ELEVATOR TRIM TAB BEARING REPLACEMENT, THEY NOTICED ABNORMAL NOISE AND BINDING FELT IN TRIM CONTROL WHEEL, ALSO INCONSISTENT TRAVEL READINGS WERE NOTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB BALANCE CABLE PULLEY PN: MS20219-4 WAS SLIPPING AND ROTATING IN AN OBLONG MOTION DURING TRIM OPERATION. THE BEARING WAS FOUND COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED WHEN REMOVED. THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. FULL FUNCTION CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO ADDITIONAL FAULTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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