A319 diverts twice for failure of both engine driven generator and APU.

Attributes
ACN	722462
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	722462
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing out of phl experienced generator #2 fault ECAM; followed ECAM procedure. Started APU and selected it on line to provide 2ND electrical power source. A few mins later; we got the ECAM idg low oil pressure. Disconnected idg per ECAM procedure. 10 mins later APU automatic shutdown; leaving us with only 1 remaining electrical power source requiring diversion to pit with dispatch concurrence. Once in pit; contract maintenance; tried to reconnect idg; but failed to do so. They also found a couple of rags in the APU! We were then released with generator #2 inoperative while using the APU to run and provide electrical power. However; about 25 mins after takeoff; the APU automatic shut down again at FL320; we descended to FL300 to increase the start ability; and it did relight. However; 5 mins later it automatic shut down again. At this point we were once again down to 1 electrical power source and coordinated with dispatch and diverted where we got another airplane and continued on to destination. While we were waiting to depart; 2 flight mgrs appeared in the cockpit. The 1 flight manager wanted to know why we diverted for just losing our APU. The manager had no knowledge of our generator #2 problem; and should have researched our previous problems before attacking our credible and required (FAA and SOP) reason for diverting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 DIVERTS TWICE FOR FAILURE OF BOTH ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR AND APU.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF PHL EXPERIENCED GENERATOR #2 FAULT ECAM; FOLLOWED ECAM PROC. STARTED APU AND SELECTED IT ON LINE TO PROVIDE 2ND ELECTRICAL PWR SOURCE. A FEW MINS LATER; WE GOT THE ECAM IDG LOW OIL PRESSURE. DISCONNECTED IDG PER ECAM PROC. 10 MINS LATER APU AUTO SHUTDOWN; LEAVING US WITH ONLY 1 REMAINING ELECTRICAL PWR SOURCE REQUIRING DIVERSION TO PIT WITH DISPATCH CONCURRENCE. ONCE IN PIT; CONTRACT MAINT; TRIED TO RECONNECT IDG; BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THEY ALSO FOUND A COUPLE OF RAGS IN THE APU! WE WERE THEN RELEASED WITH GENERATOR #2 INOP WHILE USING THE APU TO RUN AND PROVIDE ELECTRICAL PWR. HOWEVER; ABOUT 25 MINS AFTER TKOF; THE APU AUTO SHUT DOWN AGAIN AT FL320; WE DSNDED TO FL300 TO INCREASE THE START ABILITY; AND IT DID RELIGHT. HOWEVER; 5 MINS LATER IT AUTO SHUT DOWN AGAIN. AT THIS POINT WE WERE ONCE AGAIN DOWN TO 1 ELECTRICAL PWR SOURCE AND COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH AND DIVERTED WHERE WE GOT ANOTHER AIRPLANE AND CONTINUED ON TO DEST. WHILE WE WERE WAITING TO DEPART; 2 FLT MGRS APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT. THE 1 FLT MGR WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE DIVERTED FOR JUST LOSING OUR APU. THE MGR HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF OUR GENERATOR #2 PROB; AND SHOULD HAVE RESEARCHED OUR PREVIOUS PROBS BEFORE ATTACKING OUR CREDIBLE AND REQUIRED (FAA AND SOP) REASON FOR DIVERTING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.