A Hydraulic Driven Generator (HDG), supplied from the Left Hydraulic System, is installed on some airplanes as a fourth AC generating source. It operates automatically, after a short delay, providing a backup power source with the loss of both left and right AC buses in flight.
Because the DC voltage from an operating HDG may be less than that from a fully charged Battery, the Battery discharge lights may illuminate for a period time when the HDG first begins to operate.
The HDG powers the:
The First Officer's Flight Instrument Transfer Bus is not powered by the Hydraulic Driven Generator.