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A B757-200 in cruise at FL390 has left engine driven generator fail with no reset. APU pwred left bus.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485445 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival star : spica 2 arrival |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17360 flight time type : 4160 |
| ASRS Report | 485445 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : generator fail light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
EICAS message left generator off displayed. Left generator off light illuminated. Performed emergency/abnormal procedure in cockpit operating manual page 2.24.11. Generator switch reset did not correct condition. APU was started and available. Dispatch and maintenance were notified through company and all parties agreed to continue to detroit. Both APU and right engine generator worked. All busses were pwred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 IN CRUISE AT FL390 HAS L ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR FAIL WITH NO RESET. APU PWRED LEFT BUS.
Narrative: EICAS MESSAGE LEFT GENERATOR OFF DISPLAYED. L GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED EMER/ABNORMAL PROC IN COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PAGE 2.24.11. GENERATOR SWITCH RESET DID NOT CORRECT CONDITION. APU WAS STARTED AND AVAILABLE. DISPATCH AND MAINT WERE NOTIFIED THROUGH COMPANY AND ALL PARTIES AGREED TO CONTINUE TO DETROIT. BOTH APU AND R ENG GENERATOR WORKED. ALL BUSSES WERE PWRED.
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.