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A320 captain takes exception to the airline attempting to assign an airplane to his trip which has been refused three times by previous captains due to a deferred idg.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 824642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Generator Drive |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 12700 Flight Crew Type 2800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Enroute; we had an airplane swap for our next segment. When we pulled up our papers for flight; we were given aircraft X which had an inoperative integrated drive generator. I noticed in the log history that the aircraft had been refused 3 times prior to my refusal. After landing; I called dispatch to refuse the jet due to inoperative integrated drive generator. So my refusal was the fourth. As we were leaving; a new crew showed up to take our originally scheduled airplane. They were coming off the airplane that was just refused. Our flight was eventually canceled. I'm concerned an aircraft was assigned to me that had been refused 3 times prior with an inoperative integrated drive generator (idg). I would appreciate a reply.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain takes exception to the airline attempting to assign an airplane to his trip which has been refused three times by previous captains due to a deferred IDG.
Narrative: Enroute; we had an airplane swap for our next segment. When we pulled up our papers for flight; we were given Aircraft X which had an inoperative integrated drive generator. I noticed in the log history that the aircraft had been refused 3 times prior to my refusal. After landing; I called Dispatch to refuse the jet due to inoperative integrated drive generator. So my refusal was the fourth. As we were leaving; a new crew showed up to take our originally scheduled airplane. They were coming off the airplane that was just refused. Our flight was eventually canceled. I'm concerned an aircraft was assigned to me that had been refused 3 times prior with an inoperative integrated drive generator (IDG). I would appreciate a reply.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.