Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
January 29, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24613
Aircraft time
63,300 hours, 21,735 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Generator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - CREW REPORTED LEFT GENERATOR TRIPPED AND CAUSED MULTIPLE STATUS MESSAGES. LEFT INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR UNABLE TO BE RESET BY FLIGHT CREW. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED JFK LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED CONNECTOR D1116P AND LEFT GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE FROM INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR TO D1016J. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.