Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
August 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 234
Engine
Lyc AL5512
Part
Bearing
Part number
414R350510
Condition
Failed
Location
Swashplate
Part time
7,241 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) AFTER SHUTDOWN (FOLLOWING LOGGING OPERATIONS), A LOT OF BLACK GREASE AND METAL HAD BEEN SLUNG FROM THE SWASHPLATE SEAL AND PIECES OF BEARING CAGE WERE FOUND ALL OVER THE AFT SWASHPLATE AREA AND THRUST DECK. SWASHPLATE WAS REMOVED AND BEARINGS WERE EXTREMELY ROUGH TO TURN.

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