What was found
DURING COMPLIANCE WITH SB TFE731-72-3696 (REPLACEMENT OF AIR/OIL SEPARATOR IN THE ACCESSORY GEARBOX) FOUND THE FWD PART OF THE BALL BEARING CAGE SEPARATED FROM THE AFT STARTER GEAR SHAFT BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2009
- Submitted
- January 30, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N56PA
- Make and model
- Lear 36A
- Aircraft serial
- 023
- Aircraft time
- 14,825 hours, 8,391 cycles
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE73122B
- Engine time
- 12,682 hours, 7,233 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8300 · Accessory Gearboxes
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 30728851
- Part serial
- 41991423474
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Accy Gearbox
- Part time
- 4,736 hours, 1,929 cycles
- Component
- Accy Gearbox · Garrtt
- Component part number
- 30700034
- 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.