Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 6, 2018
Submitted
April 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
50,323 hours, 25,120 cycles
Part
Csd
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DUE TO A GENERATOR FAIL INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE, LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 24-10-01.

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