Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 3, 2011
Submitted
December 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
52,855 hours, 19,551 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Idg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GEN 2 FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM. NR 2 ENG IDG WILL NOT COME ONLINE UNTIL MANUALLY SELECTED, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL AFTER SELECTION. RMV'D NR 2 ENG IDG. REMOVED MR24212-40978. BREAKERS T27 AND T25 PULLED AND COLLARED. RPLC'D IDG AGAIN, STILL NO HELP. FOUND WIRE NR 8 PO51W20 POS 7 (CONNECTOR 4000XUA) DAMAGED AND WIRE STRANDS BROKEN. DAMAGE IS INSIDE 90 DEG BACK SHELL AT IDG. RMV'D DAMAGED WIRING AND REPLACED CONNECTOR. REPAIRED WIRING ON NR 2 IDG.

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