Service difficulty report · Idg · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 14, 2006
Submitted
May 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1419
Aircraft time
19,007 hours, 7,330 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
766219
Part serial
1440
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
15,554 hours, 5,989 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAS - ELECTRICAL POWER - CREW REPORTED, "AFTER TAKEOFF FA'S REPORTED THE CABIN LIGHTS FLICKERING BADLY DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB." ON ELEC PAGE THE NR 2 GEN VARIED FROM 390HZ TO 410HZ. CREW STARTED APU AND PUT APU GEN ON AC BUSS 2. CABIN LIGHTS STOPPED FLICKERING. CYCLED NR 2 GEN AND APU GEN TO CONFIRM. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE NR 2 IDG ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 IDG IAW AWA TASK CARD R5M24301. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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