Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 73773A

Difficulty date
January 13, 2007
Submitted
January 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N738AL
Make and model
Boeing 73773A
Aircraft serial
28499
Aircraft time
24,758 hours, 6,586 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
761574B
Part serial
0999
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NON-ETOPS FLIGHT 483 RNO-SNA. AFTER ENGINE START, CREW NOTED THE NR 1 ENGINE IDG DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DISCONNECTED THE NR 1 IDG AND RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE NR 1 IDG PER MEL 24-1-2 AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE. FLIGHT 483 CONTINUED TO SNA WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 IDG IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALOHA MAINTENANCE TASK FORM M-727. THE IDG PASSED ALL MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THE IDG PASSED A FLIGHT VERIFICATION ON THE NEXT FLIGHT LEG.

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