Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 12, 2011
Submitted
July 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49575
Aircraft time
63,922 hours, 33,557 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Defective
Location
Csd
Stage of operation
CR
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

BNA - INFLIGHT EWR-DFW. CREW REPORTED RIGHT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE OIL QUANTITY LOW. SHUTDOWN RIGHT CSD WITH LEFT CSD ON MEL EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FLIGHT DIVERTED BNA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND BAD O-RING ON CSD FILL PORT. REPLACED RIGHT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE AND GENERATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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