SDR AALA972308

Service difficulty report · O-Rings · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
December 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22327
Part
O-Rings
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Idg
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 682 - WHILE CRUISING AT 41:000 NORMAL ENGINE POWER SETTING TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT STARTED RAPID FLICKERING AND INTERMITTENT 'LT GEN DRIVE' EICA MESSAGE. TEN MINUTES LATER, LT GENERATOR DRIVE WAS DISCONNECTED. FOUND LT GENERATOR DELTA P-FILTER BOWL O-RING BROKEN IN HALF. REPLACED O-RING AND SERVICED IDG. RESET BUS POWER ON LT L-BUS, RESET GENERATOR AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN. GENERATOR CHECKS GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. (X)