Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 18, 2010
Submitted
August 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25285
Aircraft time
75,999 hours, 12,297 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Idg
Part number
745329F
Part serial
80781
Condition
Faulty
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

RT GEN FAILURE, RTFL SWAPPED GCU. NO HELP. THE IDG RELATED TO THE RTFL WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE A HARD FAULT RELATED TO ONE OF THE ROTOR DIODES. THE FAILURE OF THE DIODE PREVENTS THE UNIT FROM PRODUCING ELECTRICAL POWER BECAUSE IT PREVENTS THE ROTOR FROM PRODUCING THE REQUIRED EXCITATION MAGNETIC FIELD. REPLACED IDG, LEAK CHECK AND RESERVICED AT ENG RUN.