Narrative:

During climb out on inbound flight X noted generator #2 HZ were slightly out of parameters at 411 HZ. Contacted maintenance via ACARS and they set up to have a mechanic look at the plane in ZZZZ on arrival. At ZZZZ; contract mechanic arrived; physically inspected the #2 engine generator from outside the aircraft. Maintenance decided they wanted to disconnect the #2 idg and defer it per MEL. The MEL card required a rather extensive maintenance procedure involving running engines; switching generators; pulling circuit breakers; checking cfds (ACARS computer display unit); and finally disconnecting the idg. The contract mechanic informed us that he was not qualified to do the procedure and that we (the captain and I) would have to do it. We both felt it was not something we should be doing as we were not certified mechanics and had not been properly trained. After the captain spoke with maintenance and the system duty manager; he agreed to do the procedure. The captain; the mechanic and I spent about 25 mins running through the procedure which we completed successfully. I feel that pilots should not be asked to perform duties of this nature. We are not certified mechanics and are not properly trained. Air carrier needs to find a maintenance contractor in ZZZZ that is qualified to perform maintenance on our aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 FLT CREW RPT DIFFICULTIES WITH MEL PROCS IN DEFERRING #2 GENERATOR PER THE MEL. SPECIAL PROCS REQUIRE TECHNICIAN SKILL THAT CONTRACT TECHNICIAN LACKED.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT ON INBOUND FLT X NOTED GENERATOR #2 HZ WERE SLIGHTLY OUT OF PARAMETERS AT 411 HZ. CONTACTED MAINT VIA ACARS AND THEY SET UP TO HAVE A MECH LOOK AT THE PLANE IN ZZZZ ON ARR. AT ZZZZ; CONTRACT MECH ARRIVED; PHYSICALLY INSPECTED THE #2 ENG GENERATOR FROM OUTSIDE THE ACFT. MAINT DECIDED THEY WANTED TO DISCONNECT THE #2 IDG AND DEFER IT PER MEL. THE MEL CARD REQUIRED A RATHER EXTENSIVE MAINT PROC INVOLVING RUNNING ENGS; SWITCHING GENERATORS; PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKERS; CHKING CFDS (ACARS COMPUTER DISPLAY UNIT); AND FINALLY DISCONNECTING THE IDG. THE CONTRACT MECH INFORMED US THAT HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO THE PROC AND THAT WE (THE CAPT AND I) WOULD HAVE TO DO IT. WE BOTH FELT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING AS WE WERE NOT CERTIFIED MECHS AND HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED. AFTER THE CAPT SPOKE WITH MAINT AND THE SYS DUTY MGR; HE AGREED TO DO THE PROC. THE CAPT; THE MECH AND I SPENT ABOUT 25 MINS RUNNING THROUGH THE PROC WHICH WE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. I FEEL THAT PLTS SHOULD NOT BE ASKED TO PERFORM DUTIES OF THIS NATURE. WE ARE NOT CERTIFIED MECHS AND ARE NOT PROPERLY TRAINED. ACR NEEDS TO FIND A MAINT CONTRACTOR IN ZZZZ THAT IS QUALIFIED TO PERFORM MAINT ON OUR ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.