B767 generator failure just after takeoff. Return to land with overweight landing.

Attributes
ACN	490130
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	490130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

5 mi from jfk, the left generator off occurred shortly after takeoff. Accomplished abnormal procedure and returned to jfk. Overweight landing was made based on the flight manual using captain's emergency authority/authorized.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 GENERATOR FAILURE JUST AFTER TKOF. RETURN TO LAND WITH OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: 5 MI FROM JFK, THE L GENERATOR OFF OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROC AND RETURNED TO JFK. OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE BASED ON THE FLT MANUAL USING CAPT'S EMER AUTH.

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.