Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 14, 2009
Submitted
July 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
435
Aircraft time
51,786 hours, 19,054 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Generator
Part number
766219
Part serial
40218
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

F/A REPORT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FLASHED 3 TIMES IN FLIGHT ALONG WITH CABIN LIGHTS FLASHING. OCCURRED AFTER REPLACEMENT OF IDG AND GCU. ACCMP ENG RUNS TO ISOLATE WHICH GEN CAUSING CABIN LIGHT FLICKERING. REPLACING NR 1 GENERATOR. RAN ENGINES AND TRANSFERRED POWER BETWEEN ENGINES AND APU. NO FLASHING OF LIGHTS NOTED.

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