Service difficulty report · Transmission · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 5, 2017
Submitted
July 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49348
Aircraft time
91,408 hours, 42,369 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
696233B
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
J, H
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. CLIMBING THROUGH FL180 L CSD PRESS LOW LIGHT AND L GEN OFF CAME ON RISE AND OUTLET TEMPS MAX SCALE HOT. LOW VOLTS NO FREQ, DISCONNECTED L CSD. THE APU WAS PREVIOUSLY PLACARDED INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H CSD GENERATOR PER MM 24-20-01. OPS CK AND LEAK CK GOOD.

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