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Reporter dispatched with the APU inoperative and lost the left generator leaving only the right generator as a source of normal electric power and so diverted to a closer airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 287543 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lev |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 287543 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We departed pbi for dfw with APU placarded inoperative. During cruise at FL350 on J86 after passing lev, the left generator began to rapidly cycle on and off. We observed the CSD outlet temperature in the yellow. I turned the generator off to stop the cycling and went to QRH. After QRH we called dispatch to discuss landing iah. Dispatch agreed. During divert the CSD oil pressure low light came on so we disconnected CSD per QRH. Normal landing iah.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR DISPATCHED WITH THE APU INOP AND LOST THE L GENERATOR LEAVING ONLY THE R GENERATOR AS A SOURCE OF NORMAL ELECTRIC PWR AND SO DIVERTED TO A CLOSER ARPT.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED PBI FOR DFW WITH APU PLACARDED INOP. DURING CRUISE AT FL350 ON J86 AFTER PASSING LEV, THE L GENERATOR BEGAN TO RAPIDLY CYCLE ON AND OFF. WE OBSERVED THE CSD OUTLET TEMP IN THE YELLOW. I TURNED THE GENERATOR OFF TO STOP THE CYCLING AND WENT TO QRH. AFTER QRH WE CALLED DISPATCH TO DISCUSS LNDG IAH. DISPATCH AGREED. DURING DIVERT THE CSD OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON SO WE DISCONNECTED CSD PER QRH. NORMAL LNDG IAH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.