SDR 9615013244

Service difficulty report · Idg · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
July 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344NW
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
388
Part
Idg
Part number
740119D
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Part time
19,125 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, RECEIVED AN OVERHEAT INDICATION ON THE NR 1 INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR. DISCONNECTED SAME PER THE COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL. APU STARTED NORMALLY, HOWEVER AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AN APU AUTO SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. DIVERTED TO RNO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 1 INTEGRATED DRIVEN GENERATOR AND FLUSHED THE EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM. LEAK, OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL DISCONNECT CHECKS WERE ALL OK. APU OPERATED NORMALLY ON THE GROUND.

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