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Flight crew of B757-200 continues takeoff after receiving a left gen drive EICAS message at 85 knots. Once airborne; followed qrc and continue to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802337 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 802337 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11400 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 802456 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 85 KTS on takeoff roll left generator drive light came on EICAS. First officer was flying and takeoff roll was continued normally. After passing 2000 ft; first officer took over radio duties and put autoplt on. I followed the checklist which said to disconnect the generator and turn the APU on. We continued to ZZZ; notified maintenance control and dispatch. The rest of the flight was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B757-200 CONTINUES TKOF AFTER RECEIVING A LEFT GEN DRIVE EICAS MESSAGE AT 85 KNOTS. ONCE AIRBORNE; FOLLOWED QRC AND CONTINUE TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: AT 85 KTS ON TKOF ROLL L GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON EICAS. FO WAS FLYING AND TKOF ROLL WAS CONTINUED NORMALLY. AFTER PASSING 2000 FT; FO TOOK OVER RADIO DUTIES AND PUT AUTOPLT ON. I FOLLOWED THE CHKLIST WHICH SAID TO DISCONNECT THE GENERATOR AND TURN THE APU ON. WE CONTINUED TO ZZZ; NOTIFIED MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.