Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 12, 2000
Submitted
August 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14121
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27563
Aircraft time
12,429 hours, 3,444 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
727792K
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
12,429 hours, 3,444 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE L GEN OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED (EICAS) EN ROUTE WHILE THE NR 2 IDG WAS ON PLACARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO KTN. THE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN WHILE AT 32,000 FT. APU RESTART WAS SUCCESSFUL AFTER DESCENT TO 22,000 FT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR HAD LOW OIL QUANTITY AND HAD OVERTEMPED. THE LEFT IDG AND IDG OIL COOLER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 24-11-01 AND 24-11-04. THE APU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE. IN ADDITION, THE NR 2 IDG AND OIL COOLER WERE REPLACED AND THE PLACARD WAS REMOVED. THE APU BATTERY AND MAIN AIRCRAFT BATTERY WERE REPLACED DUE TO LOW VOLTS. THE HMG GCU, HMG, AND AIR/GROUND RELAY WERE ALSO REPLACED.