# Incident 20200215021549I: Airbus A319-132, Sacramento, CA, February 15, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2020, 07:48 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Ksmf
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GTIA
- Location: 38.6956° N, 121.5908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6956&lon=-121.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521NK-2024-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A319-132 (registry code 3940015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2527-A5 (registry code 34604, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319-132
- Reported engine: IAE V2527-A5
- People aboard: 118
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,045 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG20LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200215021549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 15 FEBRUARY 2020, AT ABOUT 11AM PST, AN AIRBUS A319-132, REGISTRATION N521NK,

OPERATING AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT #1818 FROM LAS VEGAS NV TO SACRAMENTO, CA LOST ALL ELECTRONICS WHILE ON APPROACH TO SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RESULTING IN THE EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION. THE FLIGHT CREW SWITCHED TO AUXILIARY POWER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH THE RAT EXTENDED AND ACTIVATED. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO THE GATE, AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE 112 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREW MEMBERS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE OPERATOR CONFIRMED THAT A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED 2 LEGS BEFORE THE EVENT (FLIGHT NK806) AND THAT AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT (NK805) WAS PERFORMED IN-BETWEEN THOSE 2 LEGS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG20LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20LA016), Feb 15, 2020: Airbus A319 (N521NK), Sacramento, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A worn component within each engine integrated drive generator (IDG) resulted in the loss of electrical power supplied to several flight deck displays and systems while on approach to landing. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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