Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 27, 2003
Submitted
September 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N789UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26935
Aircraft time
27,364 hours, 4,242 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Idg
Part number
764939A
Part serial
0243A0297
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt & Rt Engines
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

LT & RT GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT DURING CRUISE. RT GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED & RT GENERATOR MANUALLY DISCONNECTED. THEN LT GENERATOR FAILED. GENERATOR OIL SYSTEM FLUSHED & BOTH GENERATORS REPLACED. LEFT & RIGHT BACKUP GENERATOR OIL SYSTEM FLUSHED & SERVICED TO CORRECT LEVEL. MAINTENANCE REPORTED WATER COMING OUT OF LT IDG FILL LINE. WATER CONTAMINATION FOUND IN BOTH IDGS.