What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ORD-FCO FLIGHT DIVERTED TO JFK ACCOUNT BACKUP ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. OVERWEIGHT LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSTALLED LEFT BACKUP GENERATOR PER AMM 24-25-09. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2017
- Submitted
- August 22, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 777223
- Aircraft serial
- 29955
- Aircraft time
- 75,136 hours, 8,853 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Generator
- Part number
- 1701768
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.