Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
October 22, 2004
Submitted
October 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
25624
Aircraft time
36,146 hours, 13,437 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Idg
Part number
729825J
Part serial
C1157
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Generator
Part time
25,569 hours, 8,906 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 70 KTS, RT GENERATOR WAS OUT OF ITS BAR AND DRIVE LIGHT TURNED ON. STARTED THE APU AND RESEATED THE SYSTEM RECOVERING THE GENERATOR. PERFORMED A SECOND ATTEMPT BUT AT 80 KTS REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO THE GENERATOR WAS OUT OF ITS BAR AND APU GENERATOR FAILED. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, EICAS REPORTED RT GENERATOR WITHOUT FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE AND IDG WAS WITH FILTER PIN POPPED. IDG WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-11-01. REJECTED TAKEOFF INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-14, DETECTING WHEEL 6 DEFLATED, WHEEL 2 WITH 50 PSI AND BRAKES 5 AND 6 WITH HYDRAULIC BLOCKAGE. 1, 2, 5 AND 6 WHEELS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-45-01 AND 32-41-10, ALL CORRECT.

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