Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
January 12, 2018
Submitted
January 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762CX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22225
Aircraft time
83,997 hours, 38,705 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
729825B
Part serial
00141
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Right
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

AT CRUISING ALTITUDE "R GEN DRIVE EICAS MSG DISPLAYED." IAW GEN DRIVE CHECKLIST COMPLIED WITH DISCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND STARTING APU. UPON STARTING THE APU, APU GEN OFF EICAS MSG DISPLAYED. RESET OF APU GEN NOT SUCCESSFUL. QRG DIRECTED LANDING AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. DIVERSION TO KDFW WITH AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. APU START WITH RIGHT GENERATOR SUCCESSFUL. NO FAULTS NOTED ON BPCU. NO PREVIOUS FAULTS RECORDED. SHUTDOWN APU AND RESTARTED AGAIN. NO FAULTS NOTED. RH GEN DEFERRED IAW ATI MEL 24-00-01-01. CAT C NO FLY DATE 01/15/2018. MX PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH IDG. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPC SATISFACTORY. DMI CLEAR. ACFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.