Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
June 4, 2009
Submitted
June 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
29954
Aircraft time
31,943 hours, 11,257 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Generator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

LEFT ENG DRIVEN GEN DOES NOT POWER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AFTER LEFT ENG START APU WAS SHUTDOWN AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. CA-LT/RT GEN SHOWS GCU ON BPCU. CLEAR BPCU AND RESEAT LT GCU - RAN LT AND RT ENG GEN OPS AND INDICATION NORMAL OIL LEVEL NORMAL ON LT IDG. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS