SDR MDR03015

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
June 6, 2003
Submitted
December 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64019
Aircraft time
1,366 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
SB3401103
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
M/R Gearbox
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

ROLLER BRG FAILED. MGB, SN A6-032, REMOVED FOR MAKING METAL, INDICATED BY MGB CHIP LIGHT. INSP IN SHOP INDICATEDRATCHETING NOISE COMING FROM RT INPUT ASSY WHEN ROTATED. LG AMOUNT OF METALS WERE FOUND IN MGB SUMP. WHILE REMOVING RT 1ST STG PRIMARY INPUT ASSY, ROLLER BRGS FROM SB3401-103 ROLLER BRG CONE WERE FOUND IN WEB AREA OF INTERMEDIATE HSG. REMOVAL OF RT INTERMEDIATE INPUT ASSY SHOWED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FERROUS METAL ON 2ND STG INPUT HSG. REMOVAL AND TEARDOWN INSP OF 2ND STG INPUT ASSY REVEALED ROLLER BRG CONE FAILED DURING OPERATION. DURING FAILURE,CAGE TO BRG CONE DISINTEGRATED EXCEPT FOR BOTTOM EDGE AS INSTALLED. NUMEROUS ROLLERS WERE MISSING, SOME WERE IN CHUNKS.