Service difficulty report · Bearing · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
May 6, 2002
Submitted
June 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158M
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
273
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Bearing
Part number
410965
Part serial
MC16923
Condition
Rough
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
140 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE SUBJECT STARTER-GEN WAS TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY BEARING INSPECTION. TSO OF STARTER-GEN WAS 140. NEW BEARINGS FROM AN AUXILEC APPROVED DISTRIBUTOR WERE INSTALLED DURING THE OVERHAUL. INSPECTION OF THE SUBJECT BEARING, FOUND IT ROUGH WHEN ROTATED BY HAND. A NEW BEARING WAS INSTALLED AND THE STARTER-GEN WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.