An md super 80 was dispatched with the right generator deferred as inoperative and the left engine i...

Attributes
ACN	409532
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	409532
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On mar/xa/98, aircraft xyz ground interrupted twice in ZZZ. One time was for placarding the right generator inoperative (authority/authorized #yyyxxx). The other time was because of WX (snow). The aircraft departed ZZZ to YYY at XA28. En route to YYY, 2 messages were sent. 1) left engine idle is low, below limits. 2) right engine idle is low, below limits. Reference messages #yzxab, yzxcd, these were sent at XB40, approximately 1 hour 12 mins into the flight. After arriving at YYY, PIREP #2 read: left and right engine will not maintain minimum ground idle above 50% N2, would not maintain left generator online. In other words, while on the ground at ZZZ, the right generator was inoperative, the left engine could not keep the generator online at idle, so the crew was relying on the APU only for aircraft power. This airplane should not have left ZZZ without these serious problems being addressed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE R GENERATOR DEFERRED AS INOP AND THE L ENG IDLE TOO LOW TO MAINTAIN THE GENERATOR ON THE BUS.

Narrative: ON MAR/XA/98, ACFT XYZ GND INTERRUPTED TWICE IN ZZZ. ONE TIME WAS FOR PLACARDING THE R GENERATOR INOP (AUTH #YYYXXX). THE OTHER TIME WAS BECAUSE OF WX (SNOW). THE ACFT DEPARTED ZZZ TO YYY AT XA28. ENRTE TO YYY, 2 MESSAGES WERE SENT. 1) L ENG IDLE IS LOW, BELOW LIMITS. 2) R ENG IDLE IS LOW, BELOW LIMITS. REF MESSAGES #YZXAB, YZXCD, THESE WERE SENT AT XB40, APPROX 1 HR 12 MINS INTO THE FLT. AFTER ARRIVING AT YYY, PIREP #2 READ: L AND R ENG WILL NOT MAINTAIN MINIMUM GND IDLE ABOVE 50% N2, WOULD NOT MAINTAIN L GENERATOR ONLINE. IN OTHER WORDS, WHILE ON THE GND AT ZZZ, THE R GENERATOR WAS INOP, THE L ENG COULD NOT KEEP THE GENERATOR ONLINE AT IDLE, SO THE CREW WAS RELYING ON THE APU ONLY FOR ACFT PWR. THIS AIRPLANE SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT ZZZ WITHOUT THESE SERIOUS PROBS BEING ADDRESSED.

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.

An md super 80 was dispatched with the right generator deferred as inoperative and the left engine idle too low to maintain the generator on the bus.