Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 6, 2016
Submitted
April 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49718
Aircraft time
71,859 hours, 54,308 cycles
Part
Csd
Condition
Overserviced
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

CREW NOTED THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE CLIMBING OUT. THE RT ENGINE GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE AND WOULD NOT RESET AND THE APU GENERATOR WOULD NOT PICK UP POWER. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNED. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING AND ALTERNATE GEAR EXTEND. LEFT GENERATOR POWER SYS WAS INOPERATIVE AND ALREADY ON MEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. FOUND BOTH CSD'S OVERSERVICED. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK-OUTS PERFORMED WITH NTF NOTING LT GENERATOR MEL. REPLACED LT GENERATOR RELAY, ACFT CROSS-TIE RELAY AND EMERGENCY POWER SWITCH. REPLACED LT ENGINE CSD AND GENERATOR. ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED WITH WITH ALL CONFIGURATIONS CHECKED INCLUDING APU WITH NO FAULTS. FUNCTIONAL TEST FLIGHT.

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