SDR MDR03016

Service difficulty report · Housing · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
June 19, 2003
Submitted
December 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64334D
Aircraft time
14,372 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Housing
Part number
643520017014
Part serial
245
Condition
Cracked
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

MGB, UPPER HOUSING, CRACKED UNDER NR 1 INPUT, LT SIDE. THE FIELD CREW NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM MGB UPPER HOUSING UNDER NR 1 INPUT. INITIAL INSPECTION BY SHOP INDICATED OIL RESIDUE IN AREA, BUT NO CRACK WAS NOTICED. FPI INDICATED NO CRACK. HEAT GUNS WERE USED TO INDUCE HEAT IN THE SUSPECTED AREA TO SIMULATE MGB OPERATING TEMPERATURE. MAGNESIUM EXPANDED ENOUGH FOR FPI TO DETECT THE CRACK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE RADII DIRECTLY UNDER THE LEFT INPUT CONNECTING FLANGE THAT PROTRUDES IN THE UPPER HOUSING APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG. PROBABLE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.