Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
July 31, 2003
Submitted
September 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22201
Part
Idg
Part number
727792E
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
39,204 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE BWI-PIT, WITH TEH APU GENERATOR ON MEL, THE CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGE 'L GEN DRIVE' AND THE ASSOCICATED LIGHT. CREW COULD NOT RESET THE IDG. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE IDG. THE APU GENERATOR WORKED SATISFACTORILY AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE APU BATTERY. (M)