SDR CHI1513

Service difficulty report · Carrier · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
November 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
CHIR823C
Columbia Helicopters, Inc
Aircraft
N234CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ001
Part
Carrier
Part number
114D208011
Condition
Cracked
Location
2nd Stage
Part time
6,118 hours
Component
234D22004
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

THE AFT TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED FOR MAKING CHIPS. THE UPPER HOUSING WAS DISASSEMBLED TO INSPECT THE CARRIER BEARINGS FOR SOURCE OF CHIPS. A SPALLED BEARING WAS FOUND. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SECOND STAGE CARRIER DISCOVERED A CRACK. (X)

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