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A320 flight crew reported failure of generator #1; followed by auto-shutdown of APU. Flight continued to destination after the APU was successfully restarted at a lower altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1655046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| 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 Generator/Alternator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 129 Flight Crew Total 12215 Flight Crew Type 9415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 133 Flight Crew Type 6152 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On climb out; approximately FL250; ECAM for generator 1 fault. First officer did ECAM and QRH. Generator 1 would not come back online. Started APU. About 3 hours into flight climbing from FL330 to FL350 out of FL336; APU did an auto shutdown. Again; followed ECAM and QRH. Contacted [maintenance] and dispatch. Descended to FL290. Restarted APU. Worked fine but continued as [priority] aircraft as didn't know if it would shut down again. Uneventful landing. Met by fire trucks. Received okay and under ship's power taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew reported failure of generator #1; followed by auto-shutdown of APU. Flight continued to destination after the APU was successfully restarted at a lower altitude.
Narrative: On climb out; approximately FL250; ECAM for generator 1 fault. First Officer did ECAM and QRH. Generator 1 would not come back online. Started APU. About 3 hours into flight climbing from FL330 to FL350 out of FL336; APU did an auto shutdown. Again; followed ECAM and QRH. Contacted [Maintenance] and Dispatch. Descended to FL290. Restarted APU. Worked fine but continued as [priority] aircraft as didn't know if it would shut down again. Uneventful landing. Met by fire trucks. Received okay and under ship's power taxied to gate.
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