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B767 flight crew has battery charger failure at start of oceanic crossing and returns to departure airport for repairs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 738636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 | 738636 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Potential failure of the main battery charger. Shortly after entering ny oceanic airspace a main battery charger status message appeared on EICAS. The QRH was consulted; it directed 'crew awareness.' I notified the controling dispatcher by ACARS; who initiated an HF phone patch with maintenance control as we were rapidly departing VHF ACARS coverage. Maintenance control requested a return to phl; as the aircraft could not be repaired at the destination ZZZZ and would be unable to be dispatched further. We initiated the turnback and performed an overweight landing. Phl maintenance performed an overweight landing inspection; an ETOPS check; and replaced the main battery; the main battery charger and relay. We departed for ZZZZ 1 hour and 30 mins after arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 FLT CREW HAS BATTERY CHARGER FAILURE AT START OF OCEANIC CROSSING AND RETURNS TO DEPARTURE ARPT FOR REPAIRS.
Narrative: POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN BATTERY CHARGER. SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING NY OCEANIC AIRSPACE A MAIN BATTERY CHARGER STATUS MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. THE QRH WAS CONSULTED; IT DIRECTED 'CREW AWARENESS.' I NOTIFIED THE CTLING DISPATCHER BY ACARS; WHO INITIATED AN HF PHONE PATCH WITH MAINT CTL AS WE WERE RAPIDLY DEPARTING VHF ACARS COVERAGE. MAINT CTL REQUESTED A RETURN TO PHL; AS THE ACFT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AT THE DEST ZZZZ AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO BE DISPATCHED FURTHER. WE INITIATED THE TURNBACK AND PERFORMED AN OVERWT LNDG. PHL MAINT PERFORMED AN OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION; AN ETOPS CHK; AND REPLACED THE MAIN BATTERY; THE MAIN BATTERY CHARGER AND RELAY. WE DEPARTED FOR ZZZZ 1 HR AND 30 MINS AFTER ARR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.