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Flight crew aborts takeoff when left generator disconnects followed by right generator disconnecting. Low speed abort, 30 KTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 299333 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll at approximately 30 KTS the left generator disconnected. A rejected takeoff was initiated and shortly thereafter the right generator disconnected. Emergency power was selected (no problems associated with abort) and we returned to gate (also APU was started). Maintenance could not duplicate problem. They suggested that perhaps water (wind driven during the night) was the problem. On subsequent takeoff no problems were encountered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC ABORTS TKOF WHEN L GENERATOR DISCONNECTS FOLLOWED BY R GENERATOR DISCONNECTING. LOW SPD ABORT, 30 KTS.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 30 KTS THE L GENERATOR DISCONNECTED. A REJECTED TKOF WAS INITIATED AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE R GENERATOR DISCONNECTED. EMER PWR WAS SELECTED (NO PROBS ASSOCIATED WITH ABORT) AND WE RETURNED TO GATE (ALSO APU WAS STARTED). MAINT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROB. THEY SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS WATER (WIND DRIVEN DURING THE NIGHT) WAS THE PROB. ON SUBSEQUENT TKOF NO PROBS WERE ENCOUNTERED.
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.