Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777323ER

Difficulty date
August 20, 2018
Submitted
August 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718AN
Make and model
Boeing 777323ER
Aircraft serial
41665
Aircraft time
23,176 hours, 2,599 cycles
Part
Idg
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OIL QUANTITY ON THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD DROPPED FROM 11 QUARTS TO 5 QUARTS. FLIGHT HAD REMAINED OVERNIGHT, DUE TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION THE PREVIOUS DAY. AFTER CAPTAIN CONSULTED WITH DISPATCH AND TECH THEY CONCURRED THAT AT CURRENT RATE OF LOSS THEY WOULD NEED TO RETURN TO LHR. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE OIL LEFT ENGINE DECREASED FROM 16 QUARTS TO 11 QUARTS IN FIRST HOUR OF FLIGHT. OIL CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO 9 QUARTS. REPLACED LEFT INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR AND REPLACED ACCESSORY GEARBOX SEAL. ALL OPERATIONS NOW NORMAL PER AMM 72-64-01 AND AMM 24-11-01. THIS SDR IS FOR THE INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR. (SEE ALSO SDR CONTROL #AALA201808219024)