Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 28, 2008
Submitted
May 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49405
Aircraft time
50,524 hours, 33,243 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
44,288 hours, 26,793 cycles
Part
Csd
Part number
696233B
Part serial
4652
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
40,053 hours, 31,518 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING PUSH BACK, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER STARTED THE LEFT ENGINE, THE CSD LIGHT TURNED ON AND TEMPERATURE REACHED 150 DEGREES CELSIUS, SO ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED THE LEFT CSD OIL LEVEL IN RED RANGE, SO THE EXCESSIVE OIL WAS DRAINED UNTIL YELLOW RANGE. DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT MEX, THE LEFT CSD AND OIL EXCHANGER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 24-13-01 AND 24-14-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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