Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 13, 2009
Submitted
September 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25368
Aircraft time
66,500 hours, 19,377 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Idg
Part number
729825M
Part serial
31296
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Generator
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

LEFT GENERATOR FIELD OFF LIGHT ON PANEL BEHIND F/O. REPLACED LT ENG GCU. SERVICED BOTH LT & RT IDG OIL LEVELS. BITE ON BCU SHOWS NO FAULTS. RESET OVERHEAD ENG GEN CONT SWITCHES. RAN ENGINE AND VOLTS AND FREQUENCIES NORMAL. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND NO FIELD LIGHT. INSTALLED IDG. ACP RUN AND CHECKS BPCU CLEAN. ACCOMPLISHED BITE ON BPCU, HAD LT IDG SERVICE OIL. SERVICED IDG OIL. RAN ENGINE, HAD OIL LEAK FOR IDG FILL LINE AT IDG UNION. REPLACED UNION AND O-RING. SVC'D IDG AND RAN ENGINE. NO LEAKS AT THIS TIME. LT ENGINE IDG WORKED NORMAL DURING VERIFICATION FLIGHT.