Service difficulty report · Accessory Gearbx · Doug DC3CS1C3G

Difficulty date
August 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC3CS1C3G
Engine
Pwa R183092
Part
Accessory Gearbx
Condition
Decoupled
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) #1 ENGINE SUFFERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS WITHOUT WARNING. PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE HAD DECOUPLED FROM THE POWER SECTION DRIVE. MAGNETOS AND GENERATOR REMAIN STATIONARY WHEN THE ENGINE IS MANUALLY ROTATED.

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