Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
August 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Lyc T5317A
Part
Bearing
Part number
F12A11
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Aft Emg Mt
Part time
2,649 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) RT AFT ENGINE MOUNT BEARING FOUND LOOSE IN THE ENGINE MOUNG FITTING P/N K97211312. ON DISASSEMBLY, ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT BEARINGS OUTER RACE HALVES WAS FOUND SPLIT IN TWO. RETAINING LIP WAS FOUND WORN AWAY ALLOWING THE BEARING TO MOVE LATERALLY.