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B757 flight crew has the loss of the right generator on departure; declares emergency and returns for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717989 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 717989 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff; right generator drive light; generator off light; utility bus off lights and r-hand electric hydraulic pump off light illuminated. QRH procedures accomplished. Elected to return to land due to duration of flight; in international airspace; over mountainous terrain in an aircraft that had multiple placards (3) already for engine ignition system thrust management system; and lmp downgrade. Emergency declared and an uneventful overweight landing was made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS THE LOSS OF THE R GENERATOR ON DEP; DECLARES EMER AND RETURNS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF; R GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT; GENERATOR OFF LIGHT; UTILITY BUS OFF LIGHTS AND R-HAND ELECTRIC HYD PUMP OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. QRH PROCS ACCOMPLISHED. ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAND DUE TO DURATION OF FLT; IN INTL AIRSPACE; OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN AN ACFT THAT HAD MULTIPLE PLACARDS (3) ALREADY FOR ENG IGNITION SYS THRUST MGMNT SYS; AND LMP DOWNGRADE. EMER DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE.
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.