Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
January 15, 2014
Submitted
January 21, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bearing
Part number
1412612
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Control
Component
Fuel Control · Honeywell · WGC8070468
Component part number
8978014
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 BEARING IN THE UNDERSPEED GOVERNOR BALLHEAD FAILED, SEPARATING THE BEARING RACE AND RELEASING THE BEARING BALLS, WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE FUEL SECTION OF THE FUEL CONTROL. THIS CAUSE THE GEAR FOR THE UNDERSPEED GOVERNOR ASSY AND THE O/S GOVERNOR TO BIND, CAUSING THE GQULL SHAFT TO TWIST WHICH THEN CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATED THE VESPEL SHAFT.