# SDR AWXA200600813

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 14, 2006
- Submitted: May 17, 2006
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N663AW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663AW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1419
- Aircraft time: 19,007 hours, 7,330 cycles
- System (JASC): [2420 · AC Generation System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2420)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600813

## Discrepancy

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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