Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug C54A

Difficulty date
October 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug C54A
Engine
Pwa R20007M2
Part
Bearing
Part number
195860
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Master Rod
Part time
351 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) NR2 PROPELLER RPM BEGAN TO INCREASE AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE NR2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MASTER ROD BEARING FAILED, ALLOWING THE ASSOCIATED PISTONS TO OVER TRAVEL ON BOTH UP AND DOWN STROKES TO THE EXTENT THE PISTONS WERE DAMAGED CAUSING SEVERE METAL CONTAMINATION, WHICH REACHED THE GOVERNOR DISABLING IT.

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