Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 30, 2016
Submitted
January 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49457
Aircraft time
89,089 hours, 42,726 cycles
Part
Csd
Part number
696233B
Part serial
3221
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
66,940 hours, 29,334 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON TAKEOFF, LOUD NOISE DETECTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRPLANE, AFT OF THE COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 24-10-01 AND THE AC GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-20-01 (AALA20170103018). OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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