Dispatched with one idg inoperative; the captain of a crj-200 inadvertently shut down the APU per no...

Narrative:

This was our first leg and I believe our first time flying with an inoperative idg. During our climbout with the above referenced MEL; I went through my normal after takeoff flow. As I pushed in the APU start/stop button I realized my mistake. The APU needs to be on for the duration of the flight. Several cas messages came on as the load shedding kicked in. I waited one minute and restarted the APU. I then applied the QRH to turn on the shed systems.it may be beneficial for this and other mels to have operational stickers that are placed next to other affected components during an MEL. In this case an 'on' sticker next to the APU as well as an 'on' sticker next to hydraulic pump 1B would have been helpful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Dispatched with one IDG inoperative; the Captain of a CRJ-200 inadvertently shut down the APU per normal SOP after takeoff; reducing the aircraft to a single AC power source and resulting in the shutdown of several systems due to load shedding. Restarting the APU resolved the problem.

Narrative: This was our first leg and I believe our first time flying with an inoperative IDG. During our climbout with the above referenced MEL; I went through my normal After Takeoff flow. As I pushed in the APU Start/Stop button I realized my mistake. The APU needs to be on for the duration of the flight. Several CAS messages came on as the load shedding kicked in. I waited one minute and restarted the APU. I then applied the QRH to turn on the shed systems.It may be beneficial for this and other MELs to have operational stickers that are placed next to other affected components during an MEL. In this case an 'ON' sticker next to the APU as well as an 'ON' sticker next to Hydraulic Pump 1B would have been helpful.

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.

Attributes
ACN	919341
Time
Date	201011
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	APU
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural MEL

Dispatched with one idg inoperative; the captain of a crj-200 inadvertently shut down the APU per normal SOP after takeoff; reducing the aircraft to a single AC power source and resulting in the shutdown of several systems due to load shedding. Restarting the APU resolved the problem.