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A B737-200 in cruise at FL350 declared an emergency and diverted due to APU shutdown. Aircraft dispatched with #2 CSD deferred inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500169 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j174.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 500169 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 500171 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight, while en route from bos to fll, experienced an unexpected APU shutdown. Aircraft was dispatched with #2 CSD inoperative on an MEL. Due to only 1 generator operational, an emergency was declared. Flight was diverted to nearest suitable airport which was baltimore. Upon descent to lower altitude, APU was restarted and electrical power re-established. Flight landed baltimore uneventfully. All appropriate checklists and procedures accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 IN CRUISE AT FL350 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO APU SHUTDOWN. ACFT DISPATCHED WITH #2 CSD DEFERRED INOP.
Narrative: FLT, WHILE ENRTE FROM BOS TO FLL, EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED APU SHUTDOWN. ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH #2 CSD INOP ON AN MEL. DUE TO ONLY 1 GENERATOR OPERATIONAL, AN EMER WAS DECLARED. FLT WAS DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS BALTIMORE. UPON DSCNT TO LOWER ALT, APU WAS RESTARTED AND ELECTRICAL PWR RE-ESTABLISHED. FLT LANDED BALTIMORE UNEVENTFULLY. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND PROCS ACCOMPLISHED.
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.