Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 10, 2012
Submitted
February 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
41,582 hours, 9,048 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Idg
Part number
767146A
Part serial
A0290
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

L IDG DISCONNECT. HAVE MX MSG 24-31631IDG (L) FREQ IS LOW AND MX MSG 24-31551 IDG (L) SHOWS LOW OIL PRESSURE. IDG FILTER CLOGGED WITH SMALL METALLIC FLAKES. FLUSHED IDG & SERVICED AMM, IDG SHOWS BLOCKED. MEL LEFT ENG IDG INOP. REPLACED IDG PER MM. ENG RAN BY FLT CREW FOR CONFIRMATION OF IDG OPERATION, OK. ALSO REPLACED GCU PER MM.