Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 10, 2005
Submitted
August 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583MD
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49659
Aircraft time
40,813 hours, 30,904 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
33,507 hours, 19,510 cycles
Part
Csd
Part number
696233B
Part serial
2710
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Part time
44,312 hours, 25,006 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT HMO AS CONSEQUENCE OF OVERTEMPERATURE ON LEFT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE (CSD). LEFT CHIP DETECTORS WERE CHECKED, ALL CORRECT. CSD WAS DETECTED OVERFILLED. CSD WAS DRAINED UNTIL CORRECT LEVEL AND LEFT ENGINE RUN WAS CORRECT. CSD TEMPERATURE WAS CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, CSD, SEAL, AND HEAT EXCHANGER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 24-10-01, 72-61-59 AND 24-10-03, RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT.

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