Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 30, 2011
Submitted
July 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53625
Aircraft time
34,884 hours, 16,622 cycles
Part
Csd
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED LEFT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TEMPERATURE HIGH AND INCREASING ON CLIMBOUT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND DISCONNECTED CSD. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WOULD NOT START. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT CSD AND GENERATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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