Service difficulty report · Idg · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 10, 2021
Submitted
October 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4940
Aircraft time
32,559 hours, 12,268 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
772292
Part serial
AAJ4004038
Condition
Overheated
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
22,148 hours, 8,564 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: #1 ENGINE INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR OVERHEAT REACHED 185 DEGREES CELSIUS AND DISCONNECTED BY ITSELF. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAS WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED #1 ENGINE INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 24-21-51.

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