Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
March 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Bearing
Part number
310137101
Condition
Spalled
Location
Oil Pump
Part time
18,998 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) OPER REPORTED METAL CONTAMINATION OF RGB. RGB FOUND COMPLETELY CLEAN WITH NO SIGN OF METAL CONTAMINATION. TURBOMACHINE CHIP DETECTOR CHECKED, FOUND A SINGLE FLAKE OF SHINY METAL . FILTERS CHECKED FOR CONTENT ANALYSIS. TURBOMACHINERY FILTER FND HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH M50 MAT'L. SOURCE OF METAL CONTAM IDENTIFIED FROM A SPALLED OIL PUMP DRIVE BRG. SECONDARY DAMAGE NOT EXTENSIVE, RESTRICTED TO COMPONENTS IN ACCY G/B OF REAR INLET CASE. BRG NEVER REPLACED. ORIG BRG FITTED TO ENG AT NEW PRODUCTION. ENG HAS HISTORY OF VIBRATION , POSSIBLE OIL PUMP DR BRG SUSTAINED DAMAGE OR REACHED ITS LIFE-LIMIT. PART TC: 19,018.