Service difficulty report · Sun Gear · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
October 25, 2016
Submitted
October 26, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N238CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ005
Aircraft time
37,938 hours
Part
Sun Gear
Part number
234D22501
Part serial
M328
Condition
Damaged
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Boeing
Component part number
234D22004
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AFTER REMOVAL, DISASSEMBLY, AND CLEANING OF FIRST STAGE SUNGEAR OUT OF THE AFT TRANSMISSION THAT WAS REMOVED FOR HIGH SOAPS, VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A SIZABLE CHUNK MISSING FROM THE DRIVE SIDE OF A GEAR TOOTH. EVIDENCE OF MISSING MATERIAL HAS NOT BEEN THUS FAR FOUND ON CHIP PLUG OR IN REMAINING TRANSMISSION.

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