Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 30, 2013
Submitted
October 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
59,586 hours, 16,606 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Idg
Part number
729825H
Part serial
30879
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT GEN CONT LT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE, WENT AWAY. REAPPEARED ON DESCENT. OPS NORMAL BUT BROKE DRIVE SAFETY WIRE. IDG DRIVE WAS NEVER DISCONNECTED, ONLY SAFETY WIRE BROKEN. ECS PAGE SHOWS " R IDG OIL L EVEL" MAINT STATUS MSG. COMPLIED WITH MEL. GEN DISC AND GEN CONT PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES COVERED WITH TAPE PER MEL ** DL1614 CREATED TO MONITOR ** REPLACED R ENG IDG PER MM AND ACCOMPLISHED TEST AND CHECK PER JRH 2-5-1. OPS CK OKAY.