Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 25, 2023
Submitted
October 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
35,864 hours, 11,244 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
761574B
Part serial
AAAH010220
Condition
Faulted
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
35,913 hours, 11,256 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

#1 GENERATOR CAME OFF LINE DURING DESCENT AND WOULDNT RESET. SOURCE OFF LIGHT GEN OFF. BUS LIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST ON #1 IDG PER FIM 24-21 TASK 801. NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED. INITIAL EVALUATION REVEALED IDG FAULT LIGHT ON GCU 1. PERFORMED WIRING CHECKS LISTED ON FIM 24-21 TASK 805, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PER FIM 24-21 TASK 805, REPLACED GCU 1 REF AMM 24-21-81/401, OPS CHECK FAILED, SOURCE OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR #1 GENERATOR. SUSPECT BAD IDG. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 IDG, REF AMM 24-11-11, LEAK CHECK GOOD, PERFORMED GCU BITE TEST.