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B757 captain experiences a generator failure enroute and the APU is started to take its place. Thirty minutes later the APU shuts down and an emergency is declared. Flight returns to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1132146 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201311 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZOA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 11500 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At cruise FL340 on ETOPS flight; left generator control off light illuminated. As per QRH; started APU and disconnected left engine generator. Established phone patch with dispatch and maintenance. Was advised we were good to continue. About 30 minutes later; APU fault light illuminated and APU shutdown. As per QRH APU was inoperative and we declared an emergency and requested a clearance from ATC to divert. Got another phone patch with dispatch advising them of our situation and returned. Landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain experiences a generator failure enroute and the APU is started to take its place. Thirty minutes later the APU shuts down and an emergency is declared. Flight returns to departure airport.
Narrative: At cruise FL340 on ETOPS flight; left generator control off light illuminated. As per QRH; started APU and disconnected left engine generator. Established phone patch with Dispatch and Maintenance. Was advised we were good to continue. About 30 minutes later; APU fault light illuminated and APU shutdown. As per QRH APU was INOP and we declared an emergency and requested a clearance from ATC to divert. Got another phone patch with dispatch advising them of our situation and returned. Landing was uneventful.
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.