Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 19, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26940
Aircraft time
66,290 hours, 11,692 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Idg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEC GEN OFF L LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL BREAKER (GCB) OPEN OR GENERATOR CONTROL SWITCH OFF AND ENGINE NOT SHUT DOWN. ADVISORY MSG01- NOT ACTIVE CRUISE MODE DEPENDENT; INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (L) FREQUENCY IS LOW. DB- GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (L) MSG02- LATCHED CRUISE MODE DEPENDENT; INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (L) WAS MANUALLY DISCONNECTED. DB- GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (L) MSG-2431631 INACTV ER MODE MSG-2431561 LATCHD ER MODE. FOUND IDG OIL LOW. LEAKING FROM OVERFLOW FITTING. REPLACED SAME AND SERVICED IDG WITH 9 PINTS. RECONNECTED. REQUEST CREW CONFIRM IDG OPS ON ENGINE START.