Service difficulty report · Bearing · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
October 20, 2004
Submitted
December 29, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64003
Aircraft time
32,059 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
SB21511
Part serial
EAC18161
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Gearbox
Part time
1,276 hours
Component
Gearbox
Component part number
643520400065
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT CREW REPORTED, AFTER PULLING MAX POWER, THAT THE AC JUMPED. AFTER RETURNING TO THE LANDING, THE MECHANICS CHECKED THE CHIP DETECTOR IN THE MAIN GEAR BOX AND FOUND FERROUS METAL. UPON TEARDOWN OF THE GEARBOX IN THE SHOP, DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER RACE OF THE 2ND STAGE INPUT WAS SPALLING AND HAD AN AXIAL CRACK THROUGH THE ENTIRE INNER RACE. DUE TO THE CRACK, THE BEARING LOST ALL PRESS FIT WHICH RESULTED IN THE INNER RACE ROTATING ON INPUT PINION SHAFT. (NM09200503792)