Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
July 1, 2025
Submitted
July 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft serial
23929
Aircraft time
74,840 hours, 29,375 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
727792K
Part serial
A1153
Condition
Faulted
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT L GEN OFF AND ASSOCIATED EICAS. L AC BUS OFF. RESET IN FLIGHT. OPERATED NORMALLY FOR 20 MINUTES. SAME MALFUNCTION AGAIN DURING DESCENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. BITE CHECKED BPCU PER FIM 24-20 F/T 801. FOUND SAME MESSAGES AS PREVIOUS L GEN SYSTEM DP TRIP AND MAIN BUS/OVERLAP ZONE ON LAST FLT FAULT HISTORY. VERIFIED ELEC CONNECTIONS ON LT IDG ARE TIGHT & GCU PINS ARE SECURE. RESET LT AC BUS RAN BOTH ENGS & GENERATOR, OPS NORMAL. CYCLED LT & RT GEN SWITCHES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. PERFORMED ALL WIRING CHECKS PER TSI 24-10/2691 STEPS 1 & 2, ALL WIRING CHECKS GOOD, R & R LT IDG PER STEP 3 ON TSI, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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