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B767 crew was dispatched with a generator MEL'ed inoperative. The APU, which was supplying primary electrical power, failed on climb out from jfk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 560222 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| 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 : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 560222 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : apu instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Air interrupt. Dispatched with the right generator inoperative. With APU generator supplying electrical power, APU faulted on climb out at 13000 ft. Per procedure, one start attempt tried. Faulted again. Per procedure returned to nearest suitable airport, jfk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 CREW WAS DISPATCHED WITH A GENERATOR MEL'ED INOP. THE APU, WHICH WAS SUPPLYING PRIMARY ELECTRICAL PWR, FAILED ON CLBOUT FROM JFK.
Narrative: AIR INTERRUPT. DISPATCHED WITH THE R GENERATOR INOP. WITH APU GENERATOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL PWR, APU FAULTED ON CLBOUT AT 13000 FT. PER PROC, ONE START ATTEMPT TRIED. FAULTED AGAIN. PER PROC RETURNED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, JFK.
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.