Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 2, 2014
Submitted
February 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
21,961 hours, 6,834 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
761574B
Part serial
AAAH004173
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Part time
30,212 hours, 9,409 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE NR 1 ENGINE IDG WAS RECENTLY REPLACED DUE TO FREQUENT SERVICING HISTORY. THE NEW IDG HAS A FREQUENT SERVICING ISSUE WHICH REQUIRED THE ACFT TO BE REMOVED FROM ETOPS ROUTING. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED IDG UNSCHEDULED REMOVAL FOR CAUSE FILTER INSPECTION ON REMOVED UNIT, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 24-11-11-080-801. COMPLETED R & R OF NR 1 IDG IAW AMM 24-11-11-401. COMPLETED OPS AND LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED, OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED ON NR 1 IDG AIR/OIL COOLER AND OIL SUPPLY LINES AND FITTINGS BEFORE OR AFTER IDG CHANGE. IDG CHANGED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW THIS TSR.