Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 28, 2013
Submitted
October 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30552
Aircraft time
51,959 hours, 6,437 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Idg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OFF LT GENERATOR CONTROL BREAKER OPEN OR GENERATOR CONTROL SWITCH OFF & ENGINE NOT SHUT DOWN. MSG24-31661 WAS SHOWN. FLIGHT CREW DID NOT DISCONNECT IDG IN FLIGHT. SERVICED IDG OIL & CHECKED FILTER DIFFER PRESSURE INDICATOR NOT DETECTED. REPLACED GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT IAW MM, BUT NO HELP. DISCONNECT IDG R LT ENGINE IAW MEL, LT IDG INOPERATIVE. IAW JRH FOR ENG RUN FOR GCU REPLACE GROUND TEST & IDG DISCONNECT. LATCHED FAULT 24-31661 REFERRED TO FIM 24-21 TASK811. PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION OF IDG FEEDER CABLES UNDER ENGINE COWL A IDG WIRING HARNESSES. FOUND CHAFFED WIRES WITH EXPOSED CONDUCTOR ON WIRE HARNESS NR DM24001. REPLACED IDG IAW MM 24-11-01-0 01A. RAN NR 1 ENGINE, OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED OKAY.