Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
January 10, 2006
Submitted
January 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
26268
Aircraft time
38,944 hours, 14,786 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
729825J
Part serial
C1157
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Side
Part time
28,303 hours, 9,815 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT APU OIL LIGHT TURNED ON. THE APU REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-11-1 CAT C AND AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED. LATER, AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING CRUISE THE L GEN DRIVE EICAS MESSAGE WAS SHOWN AND THE LEFT GENERATOR SHUT OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE LEFT IDG, THE AIR/OIL HEAT EXCHANGER AND THE OIL QUANTITY SWITCH WERE REPLACED IAW MM 24-11-01, MM 79-21-07 AND MM 49-94-04 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-35, ALL CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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