Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 3, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26938
Aircraft time
48,025 hours, 7,193 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Idg
Part number
767146A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEC GEN SYSTEM L IDG HAS DISCONNECTED OR A PROTECTIVE TRIP OF THE GENERATOR CONTROL BREAKER HAS OCCURRED OR A PROTECTIVE TRIP OF THE BTB HAS OCCURRED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND IDG TO BE FAULTY. SUSPECT FAULTY BEARING. REPLACED LEFT IDG PER AMM24-11-01. GROUND RUN CHECKED NORMAL. AC OK FOR SERVICE.