Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 24, 2015
Submitted
April 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1644
Part
Gcu
Part number
740120C
Part serial
6863
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Part time
49,032 hours, 17,787 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2071 EN-ROUTE, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW RECEIVED ECAM GEN 1 FAULT MSG. GEN 1 WAS RESET SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT NO LONGER RESET. THE APU WAS STARTED. THEN ECAM MSGS IDG 2 LOW OIL PRESS & GEN 2 FAULT APPEARED, WITH ENG 2 IDG DISCONNECTING. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER & DIVERTED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED GEN CONTROL UNIT NR 1. SEE RELATED SDR'S USAA201504289001 & USAA201504289003.

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