Air carrier medium large transport has generator failure early in takeoff roll, aborts takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	130171
Time
Date	198912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	130171
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just after setting takeoff power, the #2 generator tripped. I rejected the takeoff without incident and returned to the gate. The aircraft had a long history of this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HAS GENERATOR FAILURE EARLY IN TKOF ROLL, ABORTS TKOF.

Narrative: JUST AFTER SETTING TKOF POWER, THE #2 GENERATOR TRIPPED. I REJECTED THE TKOF WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE ACFT HAD A LONG HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.