Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
March 4, 2014
Submitted
March 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
24264
Aircraft time
78,092 hours, 33,331 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
73,746 hours, 31,473 cycles
Part
Idg
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A RT GENERATOR DRIVE ANNUNCIATED ON EICAS FOLLOWED BY A RT GENERATOR FAILURE AND RIGHT BUSS FAILURE WITH ELECTRICAL ODOR OF SMOKE DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. NO ODORS OR SMOKE DETECTED FROM APU OR EITHER ENGINE AIR SYSTEMS. REPLACED RIGHT IDG AND AIR-OIL HEAT EXCHANGER. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.