Service difficulty report · Idg · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 12, 2021
Submitted
April 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
6586
Aircraft time
21,065 hours, 9,596 cycles
Part
Idg
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

IN CLIMB HERD A CLICK SIMILAR TO AUTO PILOT DISENGAGEMENT EVEN THOUGH AP WAS ALREADY ENGAGED. IN CRUISE VARIOUS CLICKS HERD IN CB PANEL BEHIND FO SEAT. AP 2 DISENGAGED UNCOMANDED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. FOLLOWED BY ECAM GEN 2 FAULT. PERFORMED ECAM ACTIONS RESET GEN 2 SUCCESSFULY. SOON THERE AFTER MULTIPLE CLICKING NOISES AP 2 DISENGAGED AGAIN. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DEVERTED TO KELP. LANDED UNDERWEIGHT. ( ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR CHANNEL (IDG, GCU, LINE CONTACTOR) IAE ENGINES (AIRCRAFT WITH ANALOG AMU OR WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MODS): 37782/MP P10402 (DIGITAL AMU POWER SUPPLY UPGRADE), OR 37317/MP P10098 (AC ESS FEED AUTOMATIC SWITCHING), OR AIRCRAFT WITH MODS: 31107/MP P7009 (DIGITAL SATCAM AMU) AND 39670/MP P10300 (GCU 5.2) )-DURING T/S FOUND IDG2 EX FLD/GCU2 FAULT MSG. T/S PER TSM 24-20-00-810-901-A. VERIFIED PINS A/9 TO IDG WIRING, NO SHORT TO GROUND. VERIFIED WIRING FROM IDG TO GCU2, NO SHORTS TO GROUND OR SHORT TO SHIELD. REMOVED & REPLACED #2 IDG IAW AMM 24-21-51. OPS & LEAK CKS GOOD. THIS CLEARS DMI 275662301 PLACARD REMOVED MOC NOTIFIED.

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