 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B767 in climb diverted due to failure of the left internal drive generator unit. APU or APU generator previously deferred as inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ack |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tower : ccs |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 420231 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| 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:
Approximately 45 mins after takeoff from jfk we lost our left generator. Because of problems with our APU I elected to return to jfk for maintenance or a replacement aircraft. We descended and extended speed brakes to increase fuel burn. We requested runway 31L at jfk and landing was uneventful, smooth, with a sink rate of less than 100 FPM.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 IN CLB DIVERTED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE L INTERNAL DRIVE GENERATOR UNIT. APU OR APU GENERATOR PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED AS INOP.
Narrative: APPROX 45 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM JFK WE LOST OUR L GENERATOR. BECAUSE OF PROBS WITH OUR APU I ELECTED TO RETURN TO JFK FOR MAINT OR A REPLACEMENT ACFT. WE DSNDED AND EXTENDED SPD BRAKES TO INCREASE FUEL BURN. WE REQUESTED RWY 31L AT JFK AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, SMOOTH, WITH A SINK RATE OF LESS THAN 100 FPM.
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.