Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Bearing
Part number
3006146
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, J, Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE VIBRATION, ON NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SECURED. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3 BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING METAL CONTAMINATION TO THE C-BOX. THE BEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY A RE-MANUFACTURED BII BEARING. THE BEARING HAD BEEN INSTALLED 2000 HOURS PREVIOUSLY. THE BEARING HAS BEEN SENT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA HAS NO RECORD OF THE BEARING (SERIAL NUMBER X984) AND CONCLUDED EITHER THE BEARING IS A VERY OLD PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA (ORIGINALLY) BEARING OR IS A BOGUS PART.

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