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Air carrier EMB145 flight crew experiences multiple equipment problems after takeoff and returns to land. On approach, PIC overshot assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5700 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 405855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
#1 generator MEL'ed on release and placard on switch, however, the logbook showed generator #1 was repaired. Dispatch was called and MEL was removed. After both engine starts, generator #3 was inoperative. Maintenance was called and MEL'ed #3 generator. Taxi check went good. Takeoff was good. As I performed the after takeoff flow and checklist, the APU was shut off and the APU generator was automatically removed. At that time generators #2 and #4 on the right engine failed, and we were only down to generator #1. We told ATC and got vectored into the downwind and told to descend to 6000 ft. I was calling maintenance and the cabin. The captain was flying. He missed the altitude and went down to 5700 ft. He returned to 6000 ft and landed overweight at cle. Maintenance was asked if we should overweight land and they said it would be ok. We landed uneventfully and switched aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR EMB145 FLC EXPERIENCES MULTIPLE EQUIP PROBS AFTER TKOF AND RETURNS TO LAND. ON APCH, PIC OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: #1 GENERATOR MEL'ED ON RELEASE AND PLACARD ON SWITCH, HOWEVER, THE LOGBOOK SHOWED GENERATOR #1 WAS REPAIRED. DISPATCH WAS CALLED AND MEL WAS REMOVED. AFTER BOTH ENG STARTS, GENERATOR #3 WAS INOP. MAINT WAS CALLED AND MEL'ED #3 GENERATOR. TAXI CHK WENT GOOD. TKOF WAS GOOD. AS I PERFORMED THE AFTER TKOF FLOW AND CHKLIST, THE APU WAS SHUT OFF AND THE APU GENERATOR WAS AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED. AT THAT TIME GENERATORS #2 AND #4 ON THE R ENG FAILED, AND WE WERE ONLY DOWN TO GENERATOR #1. WE TOLD ATC AND GOT VECTORED INTO THE DOWNWIND AND TOLD TO DSND TO 6000 FT. I WAS CALLING MAINT AND THE CABIN. THE CAPT WAS FLYING. HE MISSED THE ALT AND WENT DOWN TO 5700 FT. HE RETURNED TO 6000 FT AND LANDED OVERWT AT CLE. MAINT WAS ASKED IF WE SHOULD OVERWT LAND AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE OK. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND SWITCHED ACFT.
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.