A319 DIVERTS TWICE FOR FAILURE OF BOTH ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR AND APU.
Synopsis
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.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.