Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
February 11, 2018
Submitted
February 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29955
Aircraft time
76,638 hours, 9,038 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
764939B
Part serial
AAAG003169
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT ENGINE ELECTRIC GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND TRIED TO TURN ON THE APU, BUT APU DID NOT TURN ON. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT IDG IAW AMM 24-11-01, AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE RELAY IAW FIM 49-10-00, AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK.