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An S80 flight crew returns to lax from a flight towards latin america when they lose a generator and have other electrical problems with the APU and the cross tie bus relay.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmtj |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mmzt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 396235 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Tijuana VOR, level at FL330. Crossing the USA/mexico border the right generator failed. The AC cross tie did not pick up the electrical load. It was cycling on and off. It finally picked up the full load approximately 1 min later. Followed generator off light procedure. The APU would not start. It finally started on the third attempt. We requested diversion back to lax.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLC RETURNS TO LAX FROM A FLT TOWARDS LATIN AMERICA WHEN THEY LOSE A GENERATOR AND HAVE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBS WITH THE APU AND THE CROSS TIE BUS RELAY.
Narrative: TIJUANA VOR, LEVEL AT FL330. XING THE USA/MEXICO BORDER THE R GENERATOR FAILED. THE AC CROSS TIE DID NOT PICK UP THE ELECTRICAL LOAD. IT WAS CYCLING ON AND OFF. IT FINALLY PICKED UP THE FULL LOAD APPROX 1 MIN LATER. FOLLOWED GENERATOR OFF LIGHT PROC. THE APU WOULD NOT START. IT FINALLY STARTED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT. WE REQUESTED DIVERSION BACK TO LAX.
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.