A300 lost #1 generator 30 mins after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	321783
Time
Date	199511
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : atp
ASRS Report	321783
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Lost generator after takeoff, returned overweight. 30 mins after takeoff lost #1 generator. Reset once but it failed after a few mins. We were at FL330 and tried to start the APU, but it would not start. We diverted back to mia and asked for a lower altitude to start the APU. We tried to start at FL200, 16000 ft and 7000 ft without success. Since we had about 10000 ft of undercast to go through on one generator, I declared an emergency. I also descended at 320 KTS to 7000 ft to get out of the clouds as fast as possible. We did not break out until 4500 ft. We did not ask for the equipment. We did land at 321500 pounds with a 250 FPM sink rate and a soft landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 LOST #1 GENERATOR 30 MINS AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: LOST GENERATOR AFTER TKOF, RETURNED OVERWT. 30 MINS AFTER TKOF LOST #1 GENERATOR. RESET ONCE BUT IT FAILED AFTER A FEW MINS. WE WERE AT FL330 AND TRIED TO START THE APU, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. WE DIVERTED BACK TO MIA AND ASKED FOR A LOWER ALT TO START THE APU. WE TRIED TO START AT FL200, 16000 FT AND 7000 FT WITHOUT SUCCESS. SINCE WE HAD ABOUT 10000 FT OF UNDERCAST TO GO THROUGH ON ONE GENERATOR, I DECLARED AN EMER. I ALSO DSNDED AT 320 KTS TO 7000 FT TO GET OUT OF THE CLOUDS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. WE DID NOT BREAK OUT UNTIL 4500 FT. WE DID NOT ASK FOR THE EQUIP. WE DID LAND AT 321500 LBS WITH A 250 FPM SINK RATE AND A SOFT LNDG.

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.