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B757-200 flight crew departs with APU on MEL. Climbing out of 10000 feet the left gen drive fails causing the flight crew to return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 734429 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| 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 | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 734429 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed ZZZ with the APU placarded inoperative. After takeoff and climbing through 10000 ft; the left generator drive light came on steady along with the associated EICAS message. Leveled at 13000 ft in IMC; declared an emergency; and returned to ZZZ. Completed appropriate checklists and landed overweight at 220000 pounds at ZZZ. Landing was smooth.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 FLT CREW DEPARTS WITH APU ON MEL. CLIMBING OUT OF 10000 FEET THE LEFT GEN DRIVE FAILS CAUSING THE FLT CREW TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT.
Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ WITH THE APU PLACARDED INOP. AFTER TKOF AND CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT; THE L GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED EICAS MESSAGE. LEVELED AT 13000 FT IN IMC; DECLARED AN EMER; AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND LANDED OVERWT AT 220000 LBS AT ZZZ. LNDG WAS SMOOTH.
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.