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A320 flight crew experiences a generator failure which; when reset; will not remain reset. After starting the APU; the crew elects to return to the departure airport due to a history of failures for this aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 925693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 14700 Flight Crew Type 6700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Climbing out of 10;000 ft autopilot on; number 1 generator failed. Got ECAM; autopilot and autothrust went off. Captain told me to fly the airplane and he accomplished ECAM procedures. Generator 1 came back online for about 20 seconds than failed again. This particular generator had a history of malfunctions and contract maintenance had cleared a write up just before we left. Captain started the APU and we decided with the maintenance history we would return since we were only about 35 miles away. We did not declare an emergency since we had two generators working one being the APU. We returned for an uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew experiences a generator failure which; when reset; will not remain reset. After starting the APU; the crew elects to return to the departure airport due to a history of failures for this aircraft.
Narrative: Climbing out of 10;000 FT autopilot on; number 1 generator failed. Got ECAM; autopilot and autothrust went off. Captain told me to fly the airplane and he accomplished ECAM procedures. Generator 1 came back online for about 20 seconds than failed again. This particular generator had a history of malfunctions and Contract Maintenance had cleared a write up just before we left. Captain started the APU and we decided with the maintenance history we would return since we were only about 35 miles away. We did not declare an emergency since we had two generators working one being the APU. We returned for an uneventful landing.
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.