Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 14, 2016
Submitted
July 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
48,426 hours, 23,693 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
976J2526
Part serial
PK6731
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Part time
69,379 hours, 35,761 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE NR 1 CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TEMPERATURE ROSE ABOVE AN ACCEPTABLE LEVELS AND WAS DISCONNECTED BY FLIGHT CREW. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TRANSMISSION AND GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-10-01. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.

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