Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
August 27, 2006
Submitted
October 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369AX
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
28161
Aircraft time
31,678 hours, 8,826 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
727792G
Part serial
A0196
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Lt Generator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L GEN DISCONNECT IN FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOT PER FIM 24-20. BITE CHECK OF BPCU SHOWED "SERVICE IDG". " IDG/PMG WIRING" AND "UNDER FREQ TRIP" FOR L GEN SYS INSPECTION OF IDG REVEALED LOW OIL LEVEL AND DPI NOT EXTENDED. CHECKED LINES, TIGHTENED. OIL IN LINE. REMOVED SCAVENGE FILTER AND CHECK FOR CONTAMINATION PER MM 24-11. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. INSTALLED FILTER PER MM 24-11. DRAIN AND SERVICED IDG PER MM 12-13. RAN ENG AT GATE 75 PERCENT N3 FOR 10 MINS, NO LEAKS. TAXIED A/C OUT, RAN L ENG FOR 30 MIN AT 75 PERCENT N3 EVERY 5 MIN FOR 5 MIN. NO LEAKS NOTED. L IDG OPS NORMAL BPCU BITE CHECK OF LEFT GEN SYS OK.

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