Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
March 16, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
68,487 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Feeder Cable
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DEPARTURE, CREW IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER FROM THE NR 1 GENERATOR. ECAM RESET WAS CARRIED WITH NO FIX. APU WAS STARTED TO SUPPLEMENT ELECTRICAL POWER. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN WERE A AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. DUTY PILOT WAS ADVISED. FEEDER CABLE HARNESS REPLACED, WP:10563, PYLON CONNECTOR 400VC INSTALLED AND CONNECTED AT PYLON DISCONNECT TERMINAL BLOCK, WP:784230. OPS TEST OF ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYS PERFORMED. TEST OK. SYSTEM CONSIDERED SERVICEABLE.

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