Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
November 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Bearing
Part number
310454601
Condition
Failed
Location
Hp Shaft Nr 4
Part time
11,372 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) ENGINE SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR AFTER OPERATOR REPORTED HP ROTOR LOCKUP. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO FILTER BYPASS AND THE ENGINE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A LIGHTNING STRIKE. DISASSEMBLY FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE HP ROTOR LOCKUP WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE NR 4 BEARING. THE FAILURE OF THE NR 4 BEARING APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF EITHER INSUFFICIENT TORQUING OF THE NR 4 BEARING RETAINING NUT AT THE LAST BUILD, OR THE FAILURE OF THE NR 4 BEARING RETAINING NUT CUPWASHER TO PREVENT THE NR 4 BEARING RETAINING NUT FROM ROTATING.