Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26953
Aircraft time
15,587 hours, 2,492 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Idg
Part number
MR24121
Part serial
A0309
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Generator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOST LT ENGINE GENERATOR AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FRA. FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH APU RUNNING UNTIL APU SHUTDOWN. DIVERTED TO LHR WHERE OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE. THE APU GEN WAS SELECTED IN PLACE OF LEFT GEN. HOWEVER, THE APU HAD AN AUTO SHUTDOWN RESULTED IN A DIVERTION TO LHR. THE REMOVED IDG FINDING REPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE IDG EXCITER FAILURE COULD RENDER THE IDG INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT IDG WAS REPLACED.