SDR HEEA967656

Service difficulty report · Idler Gear

Difficulty date
August 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Idler Gear
Part number
6898981
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Generator
Part time
55 hours
Component
23063380
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

ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL GENERATION. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED: IMPROPER FINISH MACHINING ON GENERATOR IDLER GEARSHAFT GEAR TEETH, SPALLING GEAR TEETH WITH LARGE CHIPS OF METAL MISSING IN 3 AREAS CAUSING METAL PICKOUT ON STARTERGENERATOR GEARSHAFT AND HMU-O/P GEARSHAFT.1 (REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT N49001, MODEL 430) (ALLISON ENGINE MODEL 250-C40B) INSTALLED NEW PARTS