Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
January 30, 2024
Submitted
February 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N47414
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
32827
Aircraft time
50,686 hours, 17,926 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
761574B
Part serial
0818
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Part time
72,853 hours, 25,633 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

GEN SOURCE LT CAME ON IN CRUISE. UNABLE TO RECONNECT GEN 1 APU GEN CONNECTED REF FIM 24-21 TASK 802, FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN INDICATION ON GCU1 BOX IN THE E&E OF IDG FAIL. BITE TESTED THE BOX AND CLEARED THE FAULT. THE IDG FAULT FIM REF IS 24-21 TASK 805 TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING. MANUALLY RECONNECTED #1 ENG IDG REF AMM 24-11-11, UNABLE TO PERFORM ENG RUN AND OPS CHECK DUE TO AIRPORT OPERATIONS. VERIFED INSTALL AND TORQUE OF NO. 1 ENGINE IDG FEEDER CABLES PER GMM 0910-05 AND AND AMM 24-11-11. NO DEFECTS PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS OPS CHECK FAIL TS IRW FIM 24-21 TASK 805 IDK FAIL LATCHED AFTER ENGINE RUN, SWAPPED GCU OPS CHECK FAIL, INSPECTED WIRING IRW FIM 24-21 TASK 805 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, IDG MOMENTARILY COMES ONLINE THEN FAILS, IDG REQ REPLACEMENT. REMOVED #1 ENG IDG REF AMM 24-11-11-000-801. OLD IDG LOCATED IN CENTER OF HANGER SECURED TO JACK. #1 ENGINE IDG INSTALLED REF AMM 24-11-11, FOLLOW ON MX NOT ACCOMPLISHED AT THIS TIME, IDG INITIAL SERVICING C/W PARTS USED: 29-2411-9-0001,QTY :1 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1523056 SN OFF 0818 ENGINE RUN AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF NUMBER ONE IDG REQUIRED GENERATOR, INTE OFF 29-2411-9-0001 0818 ON 0000 GENERATOR, INTE OFF 29-2411-9-0001 0818 ON 29-2411-9-0001 2213 PARTS NOT IN STOCK. LEAK AND OPS CHECK C/W, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED ENGINE RUN GOOD