B757-200 rejects takeoff due to EICAS 'left generator drive' warning.

Attributes
ACN	703985
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	703985
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff. Captain flying. At approximately 60 KTS got primary EICAS: 'left generator drive.' captain idented EICAS message and immediately aborted takeoff; possibly got to 65 KTS; low speed abort. Followed abort procedures notified tower and flight attendants. Taxied off active runway onto taxiway then contacted maintenance and spoke with dispatch. Returned to gate. Maintenance svced left idg with fluid. Mechanic said; 'it seemed to take a lot of fluid;' as if that was most likely the problem. Maintenance cleared item; got new dispatch release; and took off without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 REJECTS TKOF DUE TO EICAS 'L GENERATOR DRIVE' WARNING.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF. CAPT FLYING. AT APPROX 60 KTS GOT PRIMARY EICAS: 'L GENERATOR DRIVE.' CAPT IDENTED EICAS MESSAGE AND IMMEDIATELY ABORTED TKOF; POSSIBLY GOT TO 65 KTS; LOW SPD ABORT. FOLLOWED ABORT PROCS NOTIFIED TWR AND FLT ATTENDANTS. TAXIED OFF ACTIVE RWY ONTO TXWY THEN CONTACTED MAINT AND SPOKE WITH DISPATCH. RETURNED TO GATE. MAINT SVCED L IDG WITH FLUID. MECH SAID; 'IT SEEMED TO TAKE A LOT OF FLUID;' AS IF THAT WAS MOST LIKELY THE PROB. MAINT CLRED ITEM; GOT NEW DISPATCH RELEASE; AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.