Service difficulty report · Housing · Bolkms BO105CBS

Difficulty date
August 4, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911E
Make and model
Bolkms BO105CBS
Aircraft serial
S812
Aircraft time
6,355 hours, 21,845 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
6,285 hours, 20,836 cycles
Part
Housing
Part number
23008021
Part serial
VV10192
Condition
Debonded
Location
Gearbox
Component
Gearbox · Allsn · C20B
Component part number
6894171
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

OIL NOT SCAVENGING. OIL EMPTIED FROM AIRCRAFT TANK TO ENGINE GEARBOX DURING GROUND OPERATION. FOUND THAT THE SEALANT THAT SOME OVERHAUL VENDORS PUT IN THE BACK OF THE LOWER RIGHT COMPRESSOR MOUNT INSERT, INSIDE THE GEARBOX HOUSING, HAD FALLEN OUT AND PLUGGED THE SCAVENGE PICK-UP IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GEARBOX. HOUSING HAD 284.7 HRS TSO.