# SDR AALA20160822008

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 22, 2016
- Submitted: August 24, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N803AL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803AL), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 787-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 787-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-787-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 40621
- Aircraft time: 5,310 hours, 573 cycles
- System (JASC): [2421 · AC Generator-Alternator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2421)
- Part: Starter Gen
- Part number: 7001330H03
- Condition: Inoperative
- Location: Nr 1
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160822008

## Discrepancy

R1 GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH, DISCONNECTED DRIVE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDED.  REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE R1 VARIABLE FREQUENCY STARTER GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-21-09-FOB 720A-A.

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