Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
August 12, 2022
Submitted
August 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
26277
Aircraft time
52,299 hours, 18,363 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
727792K
Part serial
A1029
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT AT 600 FEET L GEN OFF ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH AND ABLE TO RESET L GEN. STARTED APU FOR BACKUP AND APU RAN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND GOT AN APU FAULT EICAS AND APU SHUTDOWN. DURING DESCENT L GEN OFF EICAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. QRH ONLY ALLOWS ONE RESET PER FLIGHT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DESTINATION. DECIDED TO TRY APU AGAIN SINCE FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BUT APU ONLY RAN FOR 3 MINUTES AND FAILED AGAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H ENGNE IDG USING B757 MM 24-11-01-4, LEAK CHECK GOOD, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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