Service difficulty report · Housing · Doug DC3

Difficulty date
June 1, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC3
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Part
Housing
Part number
310566201
Condition
Restricted
Location
Accessory Gb
Part time
1,667 hours
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

(CAN) AN AGB HOUSING LABELED AS PN 3105662-01 WAS REMOVED DURING AN UNSCHEDULED LIGHT OVERHAUL DUE TO IMPROPER PRESERVATION. THE HOUSING WAS FOUND WITH RESTRICTED FLOW AT THE AGB HOUSING CENTER BEARING OIL PASSAGE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SUBJECT OIL PASSAGE WAS NOT MACHINED DURING THE PREVIOUS EMBODIMENT OF SB 13163 R5. THE ENGINE LOG BOOK SHOWS EMBODIMENT OF MFG SB 13163, R5 DURING A PREVIOUS WORKSCOPE IN JULY 1995 AT ENGINE TSN: 614.1, CSN 921. THE SUBJECT HOUSING WAS ALSO NOT RE-IDENTIFIED TO POST, SB 13163 R5, PN 3040026, HOWEVER ALL OTHER FEATURES WERE EMBODIED IAW SB 13163 R5.

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