Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 6, 2010
Submitted
January 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
68,944 hours, 19,904 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Idg
Part number
729825M
Part serial
3110431106
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EICAS MSGS L GEN DRIVE LGT DID NOT ILLUM WITH ENG SHUTDOWN. REPLACED NR1 ENG IDG. FLEW ONE SEGMENT AND FOUND L ENG IDG WITH MULTIPLE HOLES, DIFF PRESS INDICATOR POPPED. DRAINED IDG OIL, SMELLED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL. MOTORED ENGINE TO ENSURE IDG DISCONNECTED. INSPECTED AREA AROUND IDG AND COWLING, NO OTHER DEFECTS FOUND. REPLACED NR1 ENG IDG.