A319 FLT CREW HAS MULTIPLE GENERATOR; FLT CTL MALFUNCTIONS; DIVERTS FOR LNDG.

2006-01 · NASA ASRS report 722876

Date: 2006-01 · Aircraft: A319 · Phase: climb

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical

Synopsis

A319 FLT CREW HAS MULTIPLE GENERATOR; FLT CTL MALFUNCTIONS; DIVERTS FOR LNDG.

Narrative

PASSING 10000 FT ON DEP; GOT GENERATOR BUS #2 FAULT; ECAM; WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL FAILURES. PERFORMED THE ECAM; DID NOT RESTORE INITIALLY. PERFORMED THE ECAM AGAIN; RESTORED. THEN FAC2 FAULT OCCURRED. PERFORMED THE ECAM; DID NOT RESTORE INITIALLY; PERFORMED AGAIN; RESTORED. FO WAS HAND FLYING DURING ENTIRE FLT. LEVELED OFF AT 12000 FT; GOT VECTORS 180 DEGS; SPD 250 KTS. WORKED THE PROB; TRIED TO CONTACT DISPATCH; TO NO AVAIL. ACARS MESSAGES SENT TO DISPATCH TWICE AND TO MAINT ONCE. ONLY RESPONSE WAS FROM DISPATCH ACKNOWLEDGING OUR RETURN TO DEN AND A LATER RESPONSE ASKING FOR OUR STATUS (OVERWT; EMER; ANY HELP NEEDED; ETC). I REPLIED ACFT IS OK AND WILL CALL AT THE GATE. I NEVER DECLARED AN EMER AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY EMER HANDLING. WE RAN OUR CHKLISTS; GOT THE ACFT PREPARED FOR A NORMAL VISUAL LNDG ON RWY 35L AT DEN. NORMAL COMS BTWN FLT ATTENDANTS AND PLTS. PA ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX STATING THAT WE HAD ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS AND WOULD RETURN TO DEN; LNDG IN APPROX 12-15 MINS. NORMAL LNDG AND TAXI TO GATE. ACFT HAD A RECENT HISTORY OF IDG2 FAILURES.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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