Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
March 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Bearing
Part number
310924401
Condition
Spalled
Location
Rgb Nr 15
Part time
19,776 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 REMOVED AND SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AFTER A LARGE NUMBER OF SHINY METAL FLAKES NOTED IN THE RGB SCAVENGE FILTER AND ON THE RGB CHIP DETECTOR. DISASSY OF THE RGB FOUND CAUSE OF THE METAL CONTAMINATION AS A HEAVILY SPALLED NR 15 BEARING OUTER RACE. THE RINGS OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE PITS AROUND THE OUTER RACE AND AROUND THE ROLLERS OF THE BEARING INDICATE THAT THIS SPALLING AROSE AS A RESULT OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE DAMAGING THE SURFACE OF THE RACE WITH SUBSEQUENT FATIGUE AND LOSS OF MATERIAL. THE MAGNETISM FOUND WAS SLIGHT, IN FACT, NO MEASURABLE MAGNETISM WAS FOUND, SO THIS RULES OUT A LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE CAUSE OF THE SPALLING OF THE NR 15 BEARING WAS NOT DETERMINED. PART TOTAL CYCLES: 27,497.