Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 6, 2017
Submitted
June 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7550
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53032
Aircraft time
74,493 hours, 39,355 cycles
Part
Csd
Part number
696233B
Part serial
1788
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. LT CSD OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CSD OVER TEMP INDICATION. THE CREW DISCONNECTED THE LT CSD, BUT THE AC VOLTS STAYED ON AFTER DISCONNECTION. THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO DISCONNECT THE CSD RESULTED IN ZERO VOLTS AND FREQUENCY. ADDITIONALLY, A LT ENG B LOOP FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO ACCOMPANYING AURAL WARNING. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO SLC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO OIL IN THE LT CSD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT CSD IAW AMM 24-10-01. ALSO, DUE THE FAILURE OF THE CSD, REPLACED THE LT AC GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-20-01 AND THE LT CSD OIL COOLER IAW AMM 24-20-03. LEAK AND OPERATIONS CHECKED OK. LT CSD OK FOR SERVICE.

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