Service difficulty report · Sun Gear · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
October 25, 2016
Submitted
April 3, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N238CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ005
Aircraft time
37,938 hours
Part
Sun Gear
Part number
234D2250L
Part serial
M328
Condition
Spalled
Location
Aft Transmission
Component
Transmission · Boeing
Component part number
234D22004
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; CHI ENGINEERING HAS INSPECTED THIS ARTICLE AND CONTACTED THE OIL MANUFACTURER (EASTMAN OIL) TO EVALUATE THE LUBRICATION PROPERTIES. NO SUSPECT CAUSES WERE IDENTIFIED. THE CONCLUSION BY ALL CONCERNED PARTIES WAS THAT THIS WAS AN ANOMALOUS EVENT

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