SDR 06FDEA1260

Service difficulty report · Coupling · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 28, 2006
Submitted
March 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
13,765 hours, 7,346 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Leaking
Location
Idg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON T/O ROLL, WHEN N1 WAS 80 - 90%, GOT GEN 1 FAULT ALERT. ABORTED T/O AT 70KTS. RESET GEN 1 AND ATTEMPTS A SECOND T/O WITH THE SAME RESULT. ABORTS AGAIN AT 70KTS. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 24-11-01 CATEGORY: B EXPIRATION: 31MAR06 "MEL 24-11-01: GEN (IDENTIFY 1 OR 2) NR 1 INOP. A PU GEN MUST BE USED TO POWER AFFECTED BUS THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. VERIFY AND RECORD IN AML/EAML THAT OIL QTY OF IDG IN DISCONNECT MODE, REMAINING OPERATIVE IDG, AND APU GEN ARE CHECKED ONCE EACH FLIGHT DAY. FOUND LEAK AT COUPLING ON LINE FROM IDG TO COOLER. TIGHTENED COUPLING, SERVICED IDG, LEAK CHECKS GOOD. DISCONNECTED IDG C/0269806. LEAKING COUPLING IS ROOT CAUSE.

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