The crew of an A300 returned to land following the failure of engine driven generator shortly after ...

Attributes
ACN	636739
Time
Date	200411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tjsj.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tjsj.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	636739
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During takeoff climb out from sju, at approximately 1500 ft on a 020 degree heading, the left engine generator faulted with warnings on the ECAM. The captain completed the ECAM checklist items, disengaging the generator, and got clearance to return to sju. The APU was started, the flight attendants and passenger were informed of our situation and we were vectored to an ILS recovery on runway 10. Landing weight was under the aircraft maximum landing weight. We taxied to gate X and maintenance was conducted on the generator problem. All checklists were complied with in accordance with procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CREW OF AN A300 RETURNED TO LAND FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: DURING TKOF CLBOUT FROM SJU, AT APPROX 1500 FT ON A 020 DEG HDG, THE L ENG GENERATOR FAULTED WITH WARNINGS ON THE ECAM. THE CAPT COMPLETED THE ECAM CHKLIST ITEMS, DISENGAGING THE GENERATOR, AND GOT CLRNC TO RETURN TO SJU. THE APU WAS STARTED, THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE INFORMED OF OUR SIT AND WE WERE VECTORED TO AN ILS RECOVERY ON RWY 10. LNDG WT WAS UNDER THE ACFT MAX LNDG WT. WE TAXIED TO GATE X AND MAINT WAS CONDUCTED ON THE GENERATOR PROB. ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCS.

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.

The crew of an A300 returned to land following the failure of engine driven generator shortly after takeoff.