SDR CAL960305

Service difficulty report · Csd Splines · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76823
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49483
Part
Csd Splines
Part number
696233B
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Position
Part time
13,004 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MSY - FLT 1783 - THE LT GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF WHILE EN ROUTE FROM DCA TO IAH. ACFT DESCENDED TO FL 240 AND CREW MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO START APU. AT THAT TIME, DC EMERGENCY BUS C/B POPPED AND CAPT'S INSTRUMENTS WENT OFF. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT RESET. ACFT DIVERTED TO MSY WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS REMOVING LT GENERATOR, NR 1 CSD SHAFT SPLINES FOUND DAMAGED. THE NR 1 CSD, NR 1 GENERATOR, AND CSD OIL COOLER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 1 GENERATING SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, APU WAS STARTED AND CHECKED GOOD WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. (X)

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