Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 1, 2018
Submitted
February 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0406
Aircraft time
37,286 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
4,314 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
63899
Condition
Fragmented
Location
Adapter Shaft
Component
Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE, BELOW GREEN ARC AT 1700 RPM. DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER, FURTHER INSPECTION DISCOVERED THE STARTER ADAPTER SHAFT NEEDLE BEARING TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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