Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
September 16, 2005
Submitted
September 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662FE
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
761
Aircraft time
13,688 hours, 7,413 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT AT 22,000 FT NR 2 GEN FAULTED WITH IMMEDIATE ACRID ELEC SMOKE SMELL/FUMES. NO OTHER FAULTS. C/W ECAM. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KORD IN 19 MIN "MEL 24-23-01: APU GEN SYSTEM INOP." FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER IN AREA OF NR 2 ENG GEN CONTROL UNIT. CLEANED RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM AREA AND SWAPPED NR 2 GEN CONT WITH APU GEN CONT, DEFERRED APU GEN CONT UNIT. REF AMM 24-22-12-4. SWAP COMPONENT POSITIONS.

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