What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR 1 FAULT AFTER TAKEOFF. APU STARTED AND CAME ONLINE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK IN CHARLOTTE. REPLACED #1 AND #2 (AALA202403083950) GCU.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2024
- Submitted
- March 8, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N118US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1264
- Aircraft time
- 67,274 hours, 33,760 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Gcu
- Part number
- 7401208B
- Part serial
- 3150
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 81,800 hours, 39,370 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.