Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 10, 2016
Submitted
June 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49452
Aircraft time
87,449 hours, 41,287 cycles
Part
Csd
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE LT GENERATOR OFF & LT CSD PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ACCOMPANIED BY THE F/A REPORTING A FAINT BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR BY THE AFT F/A JUMPSEAT, WHICH DISSIPATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MINUTES. FOUND LT CSD OIL QUANTITY OVER FULL WITH METAL CONTAMINATION AND THE SCAVENGE FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATOR POPPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR AND CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE IAW AMM 24-10-01. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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