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Emb-145 captain reported returning to the departure airport after noting the EICAS message 'elec emerg abnormal.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1354181 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| 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 | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff the crew received a EICAS message of electrical emergency abnormal. We identified the malfunction; completed the climb checklist; and requested level off. At that time we proceeded to run the elec emerg abnormal checklist. I knew that if my batteries were draining I had a maximum of 40 minutes of battery life and wanted to get on the ground as quickly as possible. We requested to return to [departure airport]. The tower turned us on a downwind and cleared us to land. At this time I knew we were going to make a overweight landing and landed with a minimum descent rate. After landing I deplaned the passengers and filled out the maintenance logbook. During this incident I should have declared an emergency per our operating procedures (overweight landing). At that time we were minutes from landing and immediately given a landing clearance; I was more focused on flying the airplane and getting the passengers safely on the ground. I also recognize that declaring an emergency for the electrical emergency abnormal would have given us more options/services at that time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 Captain reported returning to the departure airport after noting the EICAS message 'ELEC EMERG ABNORMAL.'
Narrative: Immediately after takeoff the crew received a EICAS message of Electrical Emergency Abnormal. We identified the malfunction; completed the climb checklist; and requested level off. At that time we proceeded to run the ELEC EMERG ABNORMAL checklist. I knew that if my batteries were draining I had a maximum of 40 minutes of battery life and wanted to get on the ground as quickly as possible. We requested to return to [departure airport]. The tower turned us on a downwind and cleared us to land. At this time I knew we were going to make a overweight landing and landed with a minimum descent rate. After landing I deplaned the passengers and filled out the maintenance logbook. During this incident I should have declared an emergency per our operating procedures (overweight landing). At that time we were minutes from landing and immediately given a landing clearance; I was more focused on flying the airplane and getting the passengers safely on the ground. I also recognize that declaring an emergency for the electrical emergency abnormal would have given us more options/services at that time.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.