Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 26, 2009
Submitted
April 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27115
Aircraft time
69,859 hours, 11,344 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Idg
Part number
745329F
Part serial
60227
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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

EICAS MSG R GEN OFF DISPLAYED. GEN OFF LIGHT ILLUM & FAILED TO RESET. REPLACED IDG. SERVICED IDG TO FULL. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK, FREQ AND VOLTS OKAY. FOUND FWD UPPER CONNECTOR, IDG SIDE CONTAMINATED WITH CARBON BUILD UP PIN TO PIN. REMOVED CARBON AND FLUSHED CONN. RAN ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, LOADED AND UNLOADED AND SWITCHED POWER BACK AND FORTH, NO FAULTS. FOUND RIGHT BUS TIE BREAKER (C904) IN THE CLOSED POSITION, RPL REF MM24-22-03. FEEDER CABLES FROM IDG TO C903 RANG OUT GOOD, NO SHORT TO GRD. RPL C903 R GEN CB AND GCU (PRECAUTIONARY). RAN ENG FOR 15 MIN, NO FAULTS. BPCU BITE AFTER RUN WAS GOOD.