Crj-200 captain reported he was dispatched with a generator out of service and subsequently noted an...

Narrative:

After leaving the gate we received an IDG1 cas message. After deferring item with maintenance control we continued using the APU generator for the duration of the flight. Approximately 40 miles east of [a nearby suitable airport] we received an APU oil press cas msg. Following the QRH; since the APU was considered essential to flight we directed by the QRH to land at nearest suitable airport. We landed at [the nearby airport] without event. After several hours of positive feedback by maintenance we cancelled the flight and repo'd the a/C back to [maintenance base]. No fault was found with the APU and the idg was found not serviceable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported he was dispatched with a generator out of service and subsequently noted an APU fault. Since the APU generator was required; they diverted to the nearest suitable airport in accordance with procedure.

Narrative: After leaving the gate we received an IDG1 CAS message. After deferring item with Maintenance Control we continued using the APU generator for the duration of the flight. Approximately 40 miles east of [a nearby suitable airport] we received an APU OIL PRESS CAS msg. Following the QRH; since the APU was considered essential to flight we directed by the QRH to land at nearest suitable airport. We landed at [the nearby airport] without event. After several hours of positive feedback by maintenance we cancelled the flight and repo'd the A/C back to [maintenance base]. No fault was found with the APU and the IDG was found not serviceable.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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	1125797
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Component
Aircraft Component	AC Generator/Alternator
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Crj-200 captain reported he was dispatched with a generator out of service and subsequently noted an APU fault. Since the APU generator was required; they diverted to the nearest suitable airport in accordance with procedure.