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B757-200 captain reported receiving multiple electrical system failure alerts on short final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1406333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
On short final; auto-throttles disconnected; [EICAS] showed right gen; auto-throttles; and left and right utility buses; and overhead electrical panel showed fault; right bus tie open; and right utility bus off. We [advised] tower and advised them we intended to land. At first officer's suggestion we started the APU. Landing was normal; but we had fire trucks follow us to parking. As APU came online all [EICAS] advisories disappeared except the right gen advisory. As we stopped in parking we shut down both engines and then the APU suddenly dropped offline and we lost all power. Aircraft would not initially accept external power. I wrote up the problem and thoroughly debriefed maintenance. One of the fire truck first-responders came up on the flight deck to ensure all was ok. We assured him all was ok and thanked him for his and his team's response.not sure [about any suggestions]; but keep response to electrical problems a part of our continual training program.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 Captain reported receiving multiple electrical system failure alerts on short final.
Narrative: On short final; Auto-Throttles disconnected; [EICAS] showed RIGHT GEN; Auto-Throttles; and Left and Right Utility Buses; and Overhead Electrical Panel showed Fault; Right Bus Tie open; and Right Utility Bus off. We [advised] Tower and advised them we intended to land. At FO's suggestion we started the APU. Landing was normal; but we had fire trucks follow us to parking. As APU came online all [EICAS] advisories disappeared except the Right Gen advisory. As we stopped in parking we shut down both engines and then the APU suddenly dropped offline and we lost all power. Aircraft would not initially accept External Power. I wrote up the problem and thoroughly debriefed Maintenance. One of the fire truck first-responders came up on the flight deck to ensure all was OK. We assured him all was OK and thanked him for his and his team's response.Not sure [about any suggestions]; but keep response to electrical problems a part of our continual training program.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.