Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26657
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Idg
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Component
Sundstrand · 729825
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

LEFT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED LEFT INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (IDG) AND LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU). IDG HAD INTERNAL GEAR FAILURE AND GCU (MFG P/N 734284E) HAD ZENER DIODE VR6 FAILURE.