Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2000
Submitted
October 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26954
Aircraft time
15,790 hours, 2,492 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Idg
Condition
Failed
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

LT IDG DISCONNECTED ON T-O ROLL. DUMPED FUEL. RETURNED TO FIELD. *S/D* EICAS ELEC GEN SYS L WAS DISPLAYED WITH ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE MESSAGES 24-30031 (GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (L) HAS AN INTERNAL FAULT) AND 24-31611 (INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (L) EXCITER FIELD CURRENT IS OUT OF RANGE). BOTH LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT AND INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR WERE REPLACED. PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND ON THE INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (IDG) INDICATES THAT THE EXCITER WIRES/LEADS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE IDG TO MALFUNCTION.