Service difficulty report · Csd · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
May 13, 2005
Submitted
May 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23684
Aircraft time
53,013 hours, 31,759 cycles
Part
Csd
Part number
735511A
Part serial
B1057
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
49,275 hours, 34,230 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

EN ROUTE NR 1 CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE (CSD) LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED & NR 1 GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE, APU ALREADY ON MEL, DIVERTED INTO RNO FOR REPAIR. MX R & R NR 1 CSD / GENERATOR IAW T/C R5M24007, AND CSD OIL COOLER AND IN-LINE FILTER IAW T/C R5M24008, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NR 1 CSD / GENERATOR GOOD. TEAR DOWN REPORT OF CSD CONFIRMS FAILURE. WHEN CSD OPENED, FOUND UNIT FULL OF METAL & SEVERAL COMPONENTS SEIZED/DAMAGED. TEAR DOWN OF CSD SHOWS CARRIER SHAFT BORES CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS CAUSING A LACK OF LUBE TO GEARS WITH ASSOCIATED LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THIS CAUSED PLANET GEAR & SHOULDER SHAFT TO SEIZE TOGETHER, DROPPING GENERATOR OFF LINE. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED AND RE-TESTED IAW CMM.

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