<< >> NASA ASRS Report 896637, July 2010

An A320 flight crew reported the loss of a generator followed later by an auto shut down of the APU. After consulting with dispatch and maintenance; and with only one AC power source; they returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	896637
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
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 Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 1200
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 1100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On departure climbing through FL250 generator number two faulted. Attempted reset per ECAM - no effect. Start APU and put APU generator on line. Coordinated with dispatch via ACARS on aircraft status/configuration. Approximately 120 west of [departure airport] the APU auto shut down. Set up radio patch with dispatch and maintenance. Attempted reset of generator control unit number two per maintenance and capt emergency authority - no help. Coordinated return to [departure airport]. Landed uneventfully. No traffic priority was required.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 flight crew reported the loss of a generator followed later by an auto shut down of the APU. After consulting with Dispatch and Maintenance; and with only one AC power source; they returned to departure airport.

Narrative: On departure climbing through FL250 generator number two faulted. Attempted reset per ECAM - no effect. Start APU and put APU generator on line. Coordinated with dispatch via ACARS on aircraft status/configuration. Approximately 120 west of [departure airport] the APU auto shut down. Set up radio patch with Dispatch and Maintenance. Attempted reset of generator control unit number two per Maintenance and Capt emergency authority - no help. Coordinated return to [departure airport]. Landed uneventfully. No traffic priority was required.

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.