Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 10, 2007
Submitted
May 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30215
Aircraft time
30,201 hours, 4,177 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Idg
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS RIGHT GENERATOR FAILURE. APU BEING USED & APU INLET DOOR OPEN. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN AT 16500 FT 310K & AGAIN AT 14500 FT 250K IDLE POWER. [SUP 06-06-07] NR 2 ENGINE IDG WAS REPLACED, BUT CAUSE OF W-U WAS APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, APU DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS CLEANED AND RESECURRED. FOLLOW-UP VERIFICATION FLIGHT CONFIRMED APU OP AT ALTITUDE. PLANE RETURNED TO ETOPS SERVICE.