Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 26, 2023
Submitted
October 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44108
Aircraft time
29,884 hours, 9,184 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
761574B
Part serial
AAAH011764
Condition
Faulty
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
29,916 hours, 9,196 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

#2 ENG GEN SOURCE OFF ILLUMINATES AFTER GENERATOR SELECTED ON. NO VOLTS/FREQ. GROUNDED - YES. (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1973923 TASKCARD: N/R-00001 ) REVERSED MEL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES = ENG 2 IDG RESET AND RELAMPED DRIVE AND SOURCE LIGHTS. CLEARED FAULT ON #2 GCU, RAN ENGINE 2 AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PWR = ENG 2 FREQS AND VOLTAGE SHOWED MOMENTARILY THEN DISAPPEARED, C/W GCU BITE = IDG FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VERIFIED WIRING OK. REPLACED GCU, RAN ENGINE 2 AND ATTEMPED TO APPLY POWER WITH SAME RESULTS = IDG FAULT LIGHT ON GCU, REINSTALLED ORIGINAL GCU. RECOMMEND REPLACING THE IDG. REF FIM 24-21 TASK 801 & 806. JASHBECK. 23714, 10/30/2023. REPLACED #2 ENG IDG IAW AMM TASKS 24-11-11. OPS TEST GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD. PART AUTHORIZED FOR REPLACEMENT BY SEAMC WILL. SEAMC WILL NOTIFIED OF #2 ENG IDG REPLACEMENT. PLACARDS REMOVED CLEARS MEL 24-1B.