B767-300 returns to land at jfk when #2 generator has a fault. Engine is shut down because it starts to surge. Emergency declared.

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Attributes
ACN	350756
Time
Date	199610
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	350756
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Location, approaching champ. Experienced #2 generator fault on recently replaced engine. Returned to jfk as precaution. #2 engine started surging on final approach and was shut down. Emergency declared and landed normally on 1 engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 RETURNS TO LAND AT JFK WHEN #2 GENERATOR HAS A FAULT. ENG IS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE IT STARTS TO SURGE. EMER DECLARED.

Narrative: LOCATION, APCHING CHAMP. EXPERIENCED #2 GENERATOR FAULT ON RECENTLY REPLACED ENG. RETURNED TO JFK AS PRECAUTION. #2 ENG STARTED SURGING ON FINAL APCH AND WAS SHUT DOWN. EMER DECLARED AND LANDED NORMALLY ON 1 ENG.

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.