Service difficulty report · Warning System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 6, 2013
Submitted
May 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
53,145 hours, 21,469 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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. INSTALLED GCU, GOT GOOD VOLTS AND FREQS, BUT STILL WOULD NOT COME ONLINE. IDG OIL LEVEL GOOD. RE-INSTALLED OLD GCU AND DEFERRED REF MEL 2420D. INF- :PRIOR TO CLEARING THIS DF ITEM AND RESTORING IDG TO SVC, PYLON MOUNTED IDG CONN MUST BE VISUALLY INSP FOR ARCING (REF MT 24-002D), PER AD2011-19-01 R1 REQUIREMENTS. RPL- :GEN ON OFF SWITCH ON 35VU PANEL, ACP PYLON MOUNTED IDG CONN CHECK REF MT 24-002D AND ACP OPS CHECK IAW MM 24-21-00-720-042 VOLTS 114 HZ 415 ALL WITHIN LIMITS OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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