Service difficulty report · Idg · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
October 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27148
Part
Idg
Part number
S281T00138
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
11,916 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MSP - FLT 114 - EN ROUTE SEA-PIT, CREW RECEIVED E/M 'R GEN DRIVE' AND DRIVE LIGHT. CREW DISCONNECTED THE IDG AND STARTED THE APU. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS LATER, THE CREW RECEIVED THE E/M 'APU OIL QTY' AND THE OIL QTY READ 'ADD'. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE APU PERFORMED AND AUTO SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MSP AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT IDG DPI EXTENDED AND PROGRAMMED IT FOR REPLACEMENT. THE APU WAS SERVICED WITH OIL, APU STARTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. (M)

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