Overweight landing.

Attributes
ACN	295589
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ttzp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	295589
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flying fra-jfk the right generator failed prior to entering oceanic airspace. Airspace. Aircraft diverted to cdg for repairs and an overweight landing was made at cdg. Maximum landing weight 270000 pounds, landed at 272300 pounds. This was considered to be the safest course of action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: FLYING FRA-JFK THE R GENERATOR FAILED PRIOR TO ENTERING OCEANIC AIRSPACE. AIRSPACE. ACFT DIVERTED TO CDG FOR REPAIRS AND AN OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE AT CDG. MAX LNDG WT 270000 LBS, LANDED AT 272300 LBS. THIS WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION.

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.