Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 12, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26938
Aircraft time
50,881 hours, 7,544 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Shorted
Location
Idg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG IDG WILL NOT DISCONNECT. SWAPPED NR 1 AND NR 2 IDG DISCONNECT SWITCH ON OVERHEAD, NO HELP. REMOVED ALL IDG ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, NO BENT PINS OR DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT BAD IDG FROM STOCK. NEW IDG ON ORDER. REPLACED IDG PER MM 24-11-01-401, NO HELP. GCU BITE TEST OK. CHECKED PWR & GND AT CONN DM24001A, CKS OK. SOLENOID CHECKS OK. RAN ENG 4 TIMES, GOT IDG TO DISCONNECT ONE TIME. NEED A HEA (PAR (PARTIAL) REPLACED IDG, NO HELP. FOUND BAD HARNESS, SHORTED TO GROUND. REPLACED HARNESS. IDG DISCONNECT CHECKS GOOD.