Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 3, 2016
Submitted
September 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
48,776 hours, 23,909 cycles
Part
Csd
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH NR 1 GENERATOR FAILED WITH APU ON PLACARD. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE IAW AMM 24-10-01 AND NR 1 GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-20-01.

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