Service difficulty report · Csd · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 12, 2015
Submitted
August 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N876GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53469
Aircraft time
36,253 hours, 24,097 cycles
Part
Csd
Condition
Low
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ENG RUNS & MX SIGNOFF, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE CREW NOTED THAT THE LT CSD, WHICH WAS THE ONE THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED WAS RUNNING HOT. THE LT CSD WAS AT 180C WITH A RISE TEMP OF 15 - 16 C. THE CREW EXECUTED QRH 24.16, CSD OIL TEMP HIGH CHECKLIST & GOT THE CSD DISCONNECTED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER & TURNED BACK. SERVICED LT CSD OIL QTY, GND RAN LT ENG AT CLIMB RATED POWER 1.75 EPR FOR 15 MIN, TEMP STAYED IN GREEN ARC THROUGHOUT OPERATIONS CHECK OK MM 24-10-01 MM 12-12-00.

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