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Precautuionary landing executed as medium large transport loses APU unit which was part of dispatch requirement for malfunctioning part of electrical system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 158905 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 158905 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Dispatched with AC x-tie lockout. MEL required operational APU. APU became inoperative so diverted to cvg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PRECAUTUIONARY LNDG EXECUTED AS MLG LOSES APU UNIT WHICH WAS PART OF DISPATCH REQUIREMENT FOR MALFUNCTIONING PART OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Narrative: DISPATCHED WITH AC X-TIE LOCKOUT. MEL REQUIRED OPERATIONAL APU. APU BECAME INOP SO DIVERTED TO CVG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.