 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Although it reset and operated normally; the flight crew of a B757-200 opted to return to their departure airport when their EICAS advised the right generator was off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1021179 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During takeoff right gen off EICAS message illuminated. We requested to remain in the local airport area to run checklists. ATC granted our request and authorized a return to the runway. We completed the checklist with the generator being reset. I elected to return as the safest option as we were VFR; the runway was right there; we had previously operated the aircraft with no indication of a generator issue for over 3 hours; en-route weather called for thunderstorms. I believed the return to determine the cause of the failure before proceeding to be the safest choice.after takeoff clearance was received and during taxi onto the runway; the off flag in the standby gyro appeared. We requested to taxi clear of the runway. After stopping on the taxiway the flag receded. I called the chief pilot and requested clearance from ATC back to the runway for departure and completed an uneventful takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Although it reset and operated normally; the flight crew of a B757-200 opted to return to their departure airport when their EICAS advised the right generator was off.
Narrative: During takeoff R GEN OFF EICAS message illuminated. We requested to remain in the local airport area to run checklists. ATC granted our request and authorized a return to the runway. We completed the checklist with the generator being reset. I elected to return as the safest option as we were VFR; the runway was right there; we had previously operated the aircraft with no indication of a generator issue for over 3 hours; en-route weather called for thunderstorms. I believed the return to determine the cause of the failure before proceeding to be the safest choice.After takeoff clearance was received and during taxi onto the runway; the off flag in the standby gyro appeared. We requested to taxi clear of the runway. After stopping on the taxiway the flag receded. I called the Chief Pilot and requested clearance from ATC back to the runway for departure and completed an uneventful takeoff.
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.