<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1042318, October 2012

An md-83's left CSD rise temperature was off scale high when the oil press low light illuminated so the crew completed the QRH and returned to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1042318
Time
Date	201210
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	AC Generation
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Flight air interrupted. Climbing out about 12 minutes into the flight; the left engine generator failed and returned power rapidly. QRH procedures were applied. The left constant speed drive (CSD) rise was off scale high. Even before completing the checklists the CSD oil press low light illuminated. We returned to the departure airport. I am not sure what caused the problem; but a more frequent check of CSD oil quantity may have prevented the problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD-83's left CSD RISE temperature was off scale high when the Oil Press LOW light illuminated so the crew completed the QRH and returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: Flight air interrupted. Climbing out about 12 minutes into the flight; the left engine generator failed and returned power rapidly. QRH procedures were applied. The left Constant Speed Drive (CSD) RISE was off scale high. Even before completing the checklists the CSD Oil Press Low light illuminated. We returned to the departure airport. I am not sure what caused the problem; but a more frequent check of CSD oil quantity may have prevented the problem.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.