Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Boeing 75726D

Difficulty date
January 16, 2018
Submitted
January 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820DX
Make and model
Boeing 75726D
Aircraft serial
33960
Aircraft time
34,019 hours, 19,806 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ENROUTE AT FL390, CREW HEARD RELAYS CLICK AND THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED AND SEVERAL STATUS MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON EICAS INCLUDING LT GEN OFF. CAPTAIN STABILIZED ACFT, AND STARTED APU. SHORTLY AFTER LT GEN OFF QRH PROCEDURE COMPLETED, CREW RECEIVED CABIN ALT WARNING. CREW NOTED CABIN ALT AT 11,000, DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATIONS. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 AND OFFSET 15R. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC THROUGH CPDLC AND REQUESTED DESCENT TO 10,000. CABIN ALTITUDE NEVER EXCEEDED 11,000 AND CABIN MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. ACARS COMMUNICATIONS WITH DISPATCH ESTABLISHED, NOW PAST HALFWAY POINT, JOINT DECISION TO CONTINUE TO SPN. (NRT 1/17) REPLACE GENERATOR DIODE. CHECKED LT GENERATOR FEEDER CONNECTOR, CKS GOOD. R/R LT ENGINE IDG PER B757 AMM 24-11. LEAK / OPS CHECK GOOD. CHECKED CARGO DOOR SEAL. REPLACED OVBD EXHAUST VALVE AS A PRECAUTIONARY.

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