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An MD80 flight crew experience a generator failure after takeoff. They used the APU for a back-up generator which failed when climbing to FL310.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 611799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tracon : a90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 611799 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left engine generator failed on climb out from bos. Started APU and continued using it as a generator. Just west of rdu we elected to climb from FL280 for better flight conditions. Just short of leveling at FL310, the APU failed. Descended to FL280 and attempted to restart the APU twice. Neither was successful. Elected to divert to rdu. Made an uneventful, albeit overweight, approach and landing to runway 5L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE A GENERATOR FAILURE AFTER TKOF. THEY USED THE APU FOR A BACK-UP GENERATOR WHICH FAILED WHEN CLBING TO FL310.
Narrative: L ENG GENERATOR FAILED ON CLBOUT FROM BOS. STARTED APU AND CONTINUED USING IT AS A GENERATOR. JUST W OF RDU WE ELECTED TO CLB FROM FL280 FOR BETTER FLT CONDITIONS. JUST SHORT OF LEVELING AT FL310, THE APU FAILED. DSNDED TO FL280 AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE APU TWICE. NEITHER WAS SUCCESSFUL. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO RDU. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL, ALBEIT OVERWT, APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 5L.
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.