B757 flight crew has a generator fail; diverts for landing.

Attributes
ACN	699916
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
ASRS Report	699916
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	699917
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise with the APU generator inoperative the left engine generator failed. Airline policy is to land at the nearest suitable airport. Dispatch was advised and a landing at ZZZ1 agreed on. WX was clear and a normal descent and landing was made. Arff equipment was standing by and a smooth landing was made at 208000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS A GENERATOR FAIL; DIVERTS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: AT CRUISE WITH THE APU GENERATOR INOP THE L ENG GENERATOR FAILED. AIRLINE POLICY IS TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. DISPATCH WAS ADVISED AND A LNDG AT ZZZ1 AGREED ON. WX WAS CLR AND A NORMAL DSCNT AND LNDG WAS MADE. ARFF EQUIP WAS STANDING BY AND A SMOOTH LNDG WAS MADE AT 208000 LBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.