Participants
–
Mike Alessi; Zack Bishop; Bob
Campbell; Mark Cooper; Chris Castanien; Jeff Clark; Pat Fetterman; Eric
Garzelloni; Ken Goshorn; Jim Matasic;
Discussion
–
Ken Goshorn reported that 1700
bearings had been recently shipped to Mack Service parts in
TEI has placed an order for 1800 new
bearing sets with Mack Service Parts for fulfillment
ASAP.
Eric Garzelloni is trying to find
out when the Mahle plant will be running the next batch of these bearings, but
he is having difficulty in getting an answer from the plant. He hopes to have an
answer by week end.
TEI is prepared to send their
bearings on hand to Service Parts to replace whatever bearings are tapped for
T-12 usage.
Surveillance Panel consensus seems
to be that we want “smooth” backed bearings similar to all production except
date code 1/10 bearings. If these can be pulled from the 3300 pieces already
shipped to Mack Service Parts and replaced with 1/10 bearings in stock at TEI,
that is the desired course of action. If that can’t be accomplished, then taking
“screened” parts from the next Mahle production run is potentially acceptable,
but we do not want to run with batch 1/10 bearings. (Although these may be
acceptable for T-11 testing.)
Both Ken Goshorn and Eric Garzelloni
will update the Panel via email as more information regarding a potential course
of action becomes available.
Another Surveillance Panel
conference call is planned for 10:30 am on Wednesday, January 26th to
discuss any new information.
Respectfully
submitted,
Pat