Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
October 29, 2010
Submitted
November 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1612T
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30575
Aircraft time
43,082 hours, 5,815 cycles
Part
Idg
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING JFK, THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR FAILED FOLLOWED BY AN ACRID SMELL IN THE CABIN AND LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDING. FLIGHT RETURNED TO JFK WHERE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BITE ON BPCU AND FAULTED THE DP TRIP GENERATOR AND FDR. THE LEFT IDG WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. (2010-D1303)(DL76G103021)