<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1009594, May 2012

An unidentified air carrier aircraft suffered the failure of the left idg. They disconnected the drive; started the APU and continued to their destination.

Attributes
ACN	1009594
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	HCF.TRACON
State Reference	HI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Generator Drive
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During climb; the left idg [integrated drive generator] failed; resulting in the loss of the left generator. The pilot not flying executed the associated checklists and disconnected the drive; the APU was started; and dispatch was contacted. Fuel burn was evaluated considering APU use and etp [equal time point] considerations. All parties agreed to continue to the west coast. At the etp; the fuel was 1;500 pounds over the required fuel. The flight continued uneventfully to the west coast.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An unidentified air carrier aircraft suffered the failure of the Left IDG. They disconnected the drive; started the APU and continued to their destination.

Narrative: During climb; the left IDG [Integrated Drive Generator] failed; resulting in the loss of the left generator. The pilot not flying executed the associated checklists and disconnected the drive; the APU was started; and Dispatch was contacted. Fuel burn was evaluated considering APU use and ETP [Equal Time Point] considerations. All parties agreed to continue to the West Coast. At the ETP; the fuel was 1;500 LBS over the required fuel. The flight continued uneventfully to the West Coast.

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.