Narrative:

During takeoff, left generator tripped offline and we received all the associated warnings. Aborted takeoff below 60 KTS, cleared runway and called maintenance to address problem. Per maintenance instruction, generator was reset successfully and we continued out for takeoff. Maintenance requested that an engineering note be entered in the logbook about the reset. During next takeoff, generator tripped again and takeoff was aborted, again below 60 KTS. Recontacted maintenance, who sent us the placard information for deferral over ACARS. We were in the process of complying with the steps for deferral while talking with maintenance, when the purser notified me that a passenger 'with a heart condition' needed to get off the flight. Rather than continuing the deferral process and continuing to sfo, I decided that in the interest of this passenger's safety, we should return to the gate. Even though the deferral was almost complete, we also decided it would be prudent to have maintenance finish dealing with the problem and to get additional fuel. Maintenance disconnected idg, passenger was deplaned, generator was deferred, and we continued uneventfully to destination.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER 2 LOW SPD REJECTED TKOFS DUE TO A #1 GENERATOR TRIP AND AN 'ILL' PAX, A B757 PIC RETURNS TO THE RAMP FOR FUEL AND PROB RESOLUTIONS AT LAX, CA.

Narrative: DURING TKOF, L GENERATOR TRIPPED OFFLINE AND WE RECEIVED ALL THE ASSOCIATED WARNINGS. ABORTED TKOF BELOW 60 KTS, CLRED RWY AND CALLED MAINT TO ADDRESS PROB. PER MAINT INSTRUCTION, GENERATOR WAS RESET SUCCESSFULLY AND WE CONTINUED OUT FOR TKOF. MAINT REQUESTED THAT AN ENGINEERING NOTE BE ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK ABOUT THE RESET. DURING NEXT TKOF, GENERATOR TRIPPED AGAIN AND TKOF WAS ABORTED, AGAIN BELOW 60 KTS. RECONTACTED MAINT, WHO SENT US THE PLACARD INFO FOR DEFERRAL OVER ACARS. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLYING WITH THE STEPS FOR DEFERRAL WHILE TALKING WITH MAINT, WHEN THE PURSER NOTIFIED ME THAT A PAX 'WITH A HEART CONDITION' NEEDED TO GET OFF THE FLT. RATHER THAN CONTINUING THE DEFERRAL PROCESS AND CONTINUING TO SFO, I DECIDED THAT IN THE INTEREST OF THIS PAX'S SAFETY, WE SHOULD RETURN TO THE GATE. EVEN THOUGH THE DEFERRAL WAS ALMOST COMPLETE, WE ALSO DECIDED IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO HAVE MAINT FINISH DEALING WITH THE PROB AND TO GET ADDITIONAL FUEL. MAINT DISCONNECTED IDG, PAX WAS DEPLANED, GENERATOR WAS DEFERRED, AND WE CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO DEST.

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.