An A319 captain reported receiving an ECAM warning indicating an integrated drive generator problem....

Attributes
ACN	887344
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Generator Drive
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 7900 Flight Crew Type 400
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

We were in the descent and had an ECAM message alert 'elect idg lo press num 1'. The message was intermittent and then stayed on. I was the flying pilot and asked the first officer to follow the ECAM message and turn off the number 1 integrated drive generator. We were descending through FL260. At 14;000 ft I started the APU and landed uneventfully. I called the chief pilot and notified maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 Captain reported receiving an ECAM warning indicating an Integrated Drive Generator problem. They secured the IDG; started the APU; and continued to destination.

Narrative: We were in the descent and had an ECAM message alert 'Elect IDG Lo Press Num 1'. The message was intermittent and then stayed on. I was the flying pilot and asked the First Officer to follow the ECAM message and turn off the Number 1 Integrated Drive Generator. We were descending through FL260. At 14;000 FT I started the APU and landed uneventfully. I called the Chief Pilot and notified Maintenance.

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.

An A319 captain reported receiving an ECAM warning indicating an integrated drive generator problem. They secured the idg; started the APU; and continued to destination.