<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1001123, March 2012

B757 captain reports returning to the departure airport after the the APU generator; operating in place of the right engine generator; becomes intermittent.

Attributes
ACN	1001123
Time
Date	201203
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	AC Generation
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 180
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 178 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 1500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Right generator - inoperative; APU generator - intermittent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 Captain reports returning to the departure airport after the the APU generator; operating in place of the right engine generator; becomes intermittent.

Narrative: Right generator - INOP; APU generator - intermittent.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.