Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 18, 2010
Submitted
July 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28707
Aircraft time
50,187 hours, 13,977 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
1043V0300
Part serial
1773
Condition
Failed
Location
Idg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EICAS MSG LT GEN DRIVE DISPLAYED.GEN DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GEN DRIVE DISCONNECTED. FOUND IDG TO BE LOW ON OIL. HAS HISTORY. IDG REPLACED 2 TIMES. FUEL OIL COOLER 1 TIME. LEFT IDG TOOK 64 STROKES UNTIL OIL OVERFLOWED INTO DRAIN BOTTLE. OPENED REVERSER AND CHECKED FOR EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL LEAKS FROM AIR OIL COOLER ON DOWN AND NONE FOUND. SUSPECT INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL OIL COOLER BYPASS VALVE. REPLACED FUEL OIL COOLER BYPASS VALVE PER MM. RAN ENGINE FOR 10 MINUTES WITH AC ELECT ON LEFT IDG. NO LEAKS OR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. RESERVICED IDG AFTER LEAK CHECK. REPLACED THE AIR-OIL HEAT EXCHANGER (PRECAUTIONARY).