A B757-200 PIC accepts his aircraft for an smf-slc leg with a balky APU and an inoperative generator on #1 engine. He refused the maintenance request to fly the aircraft on a second leg to cvg from slc, ut.

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Attributes
ACN	506906
Time
Date	200104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smf.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : smf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
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 : 100 flight time total : 12200 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	506906
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft flew in from slc with left generator on maintenance carry-over. Was on maintenance carry-over from ord to slc. APU flamed out twice en route. Accepted aircraft with caveat that should APU fail again from smf to slc we would divert to another field. In slc, tried to talk me into taking aircraft on to cvg. Refused. This is second generator out aircraft in 4 legs on 3 day trip. Would have been 3 out of 5 if I accepted it. Our maintenance carry-over policy is out of hand.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 PIC ACCEPTS HIS ACFT FOR AN SMF-SLC LEG WITH A BALKY APU AND AN INOP GENERATOR ON #1 ENG. HE REFUSED THE MAINT REQUEST TO FLY THE ACFT ON A SECOND LEG TO CVG FROM SLC, UT.

Narrative: ACFT FLEW IN FROM SLC WITH L GENERATOR ON MAINT CARRY-OVER. WAS ON MAINT CARRY-OVER FROM ORD TO SLC. APU FLAMED OUT TWICE ENRTE. ACCEPTED ACFT WITH CAVEAT THAT SHOULD APU FAIL AGAIN FROM SMF TO SLC WE WOULD DIVERT TO ANOTHER FIELD. IN SLC, TRIED TO TALK ME INTO TAKING ACFT ON TO CVG. REFUSED. THIS IS SECOND GENERATOR OUT ACFT IN 4 LEGS ON 3 DAY TRIP. WOULD HAVE BEEN 3 OUT OF 5 IF I ACCEPTED IT. OUR MAINT CARRY-OVER POLICY IS OUT OF HAND.

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.