What was found
EICAS MSG L GEN DRIVE DISPLAYED. GEN DRIVE LGT ILLUM. GEN DRIVE DISCONNECTED. IDG FOUND FAULTY. REPLACED THE IDG. OPS ARE GOOD. UNIT HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2010
- Submitted
- August 2, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N590UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28708
- Aircraft time
- 50,124 hours, 13,936 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Idg
- Part number
- 729825M
- Part serial
- 30753
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.