Service difficulty report · Shaft

Difficulty date
February 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Shaft
Condition
Worn
Location
Eng Mount
Component
Lord · LM827SDA7
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) TWO DIFFERENT LORD MOUNT ASSEMBLIES USED TO MOUNT THE TPE331 ENGINE FOR THE SA226 AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AFTER OVERHAUL WITH FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES. LM827-2 CENTRE SHAFT, WORN IN TWO PLACES, MAXIMUM WEAR SPOT 0.010 BELOW MINIMUM DIMENSION AS PER FAIRCHILD MAINTENANCE MANUAL. NIL CRACKS FOUND. THE SUPPLIED SANDWICH MOUNTS WERE INSPECTED PER MM - #1 PAD AT MAXIMUM LIMIT. DISBONDING AND METAL RUBBER SEPARATION WAS EVIDENT WITH DEPTH OF DISBONDING REACHING 0.250" IN ONE SANDWICH. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE IS 0.010. SUPPLIED WASHERS WERE STANDARD AN970D WASHERS INSTEAD OF THE 'THICK ALUMINUM' LM827-7 WASHER AS REQUIRED. THE OTHER MOUNT ASSEMBLY SHAFT WAS ALSO WORN IN TWO PLACES.