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B757 flight crew experienced right gen fail shortly after takeoff; along with right bus off and right isln lights on. APU is started but did not pick up the right bus initially. During descent on return to their departure airport; APU does pick up the right bus and a normal landing ensued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 859924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Distribution |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 14500 Flight Crew Type 1600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On takeoff; in the high speed regime; we had a number #2 gen failure. Right gen off; right bus off; isln lights on. Started APU and completed irregular procedure. System restored for several minutes then reoccurred. Right gen off; right bus off; and isln lights all back on. Contacted dispatch and maintenance and diverted back to ZZZ. During descent; right bus came back online; so only right gen off light illuminated during landing. Uneventful approach and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew experienced R GEN FAIL shortly after takeoff; along with R BUS OFF and R ISLN lights on. APU is started but did not pick up the right bus initially. During descent on return to their departure airport; APU does pick up the R BUS and a normal landing ensued.
Narrative: On takeoff; in the high speed regime; we had a number #2 GEN failure. R GEN OFF; R BUS OFF; ISLN lights ON. Started APU and completed irregular procedure. System restored for several minutes then reoccurred. R GEN OFF; R BUS OFF; and ISLN lights all back on. Contacted Dispatch and Maintenance and diverted back to ZZZ. During descent; R BUS came back online; so only R GEN OFF light illuminated during landing. Uneventful approach and landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.