Service difficulty report · Contact · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 12, 2026
Submitted
May 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3944
Aircraft time
54,310 hours, 20,924 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
53,071 hours, 20,494 cycles
Part
Contact
Condition
Burned
Location
Idg
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INTO ORD DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT THE NR 1 GENERATOR FAILED DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT ORD AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND #1 IDG CONNECTOR 400VC1 AND 400VC1A HAD BURNT CONTACT ON BOTH THE AIRCRAFT SIDE AND THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE IDG HARNESS PER AMM 24-21-43, REPLACED THE CONTACTS AND CANNON PLUG JACK 400VC1 PER ESPM 20-48-23 / ESPM 20-44-14. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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