Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 10, 2007
Submitted
April 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
51,096 hours, 34,972 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
55,038 hours, 39,450 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Empty
Location
Rt Csd
Component
Csd
Component part number
696233B
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 MID DUE TO CAPTAIN REPORTED RT CSD FAILED; APU DID NOT START AND BATTERIES CHARGER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED OUT. AT MID TECHNICAL PERSONNEL REPLACED CSD AND GENERATOR, TESTED CORRECT IAW MM 2-10-01 AND 24-20-01. BATTERIES CHARGER WORKED CORRECTLY IAW 24-30-02. NO OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED DUE TO AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH 108,737 POUNDS AND THE MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 139,500 POUNDS.

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