SDR SA06029

Service difficulty report · Idg · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
April 28, 2006
Submitted
May 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1268
Part
Idg
Part number
740119G
Part serial
1380
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Part time
4,907 hours, 1,776 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 25, BDA-PHL - THE CREW REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE NUMBER 1 GENERATOR AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE IDG. ALSO, WHILE EN ROUTE, ATTEMPTED TO START THE APU GENERATOR TWO TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE AC RETURNED TO THE FIELD IN BDA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN IDG, REMOVED AND REPLACED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 IDG OIL COOLER, NR 1 GCU AND NR1 EGIU AS PRECAUTIONARY FOR IDG CHANGE.

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