<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1064951, February 2013

A md-82 crew with an MEL'ed APU generator disconnected an engine driven generator after the rt CSD press low light annunciated and so with a single generator returned to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1064951
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Generator Drive
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Dispatched with inoperative APU generator. Shortly after top of climb; rt CSD press low light illuminated. Followed QRH procedures and was now on single generator operation; with no system degradation. Returned to the departure airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-82 crew with an MEL'ed APU generator disconnected an engine driven generator after the RT CSD PRESS LOW light annunciated and so with a single generator returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: Dispatched with inoperative APU generator. Shortly after top of climb; RT CSD PRESS LOW light illuminated. Followed QRH procedures and was now on single generator operation; with no system degradation. Returned to the departure airport.

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.