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Attributes | |
ACN | 739959 |
Time | |
Date | 200705 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
State Reference | VA |
Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 5500 |
ASRS Report | 739959 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 9000 |
ASRS Report | 739803 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Overweight landing. We deferred the right AC pack prior to departure in bwi. On takeoff roll; above 80 KTS; we received a right bleed caution light and continued the departure. Once airborne and at a safe altitude we performed the appropriate checklist and were unable to recover the right engine bleed. Then climbing through 13000 ft I adjusted the left pack temperature controller to a warmer temperature; at that time the left pack off light illuminated. I switched the controller back to the previous setting and we recovered the pack momentarily; then we got a left pack inoperative and pack off light. We immediately requested a descent clearance below 10000 ft and I took out my oxygen mask; checked the cabin altitude and it was at 6000 ft. We were able to descend below 10000 ft quite rapidly and continued descent down to 4000 ft as we advised ATC that we were diverting to iad. We ran the appropriate checklists; including the diversion check and ran through the landing overweight guide. The temperature in the cabin was steadily increasing; currently at 89 degrees. We were about 24000 pounds overweight and decided that we could not continue circling for another couple of hours to burn off the fuel. WX was fine and we had 11500 ft of runway at iad and landed with no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW DEPARTS WITH RIGHT AC PACK MEL'ED AND CLIMBING THROUGH 13000 FEET THE LEFT PACK FAILS. FLT CREW IMMEDIATELY GETS CLEARANCE BELOW 10000 FEET AND RETURNS TO DEPARTURE ARPT FOR AN OVER WEIGHT LANDING.
Narrative: OVERWT LNDG. WE DEFERRED THE R AC PACK PRIOR TO DEP IN BWI. ON TKOF ROLL; ABOVE 80 KTS; WE RECEIVED A R BLEED CAUTION LIGHT AND CONTINUED THE DEP. ONCE AIRBORNE AND AT A SAFE ALT WE PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND WERE UNABLE TO RECOVER THE R ENG BLEED. THEN CLBING THROUGH 13000 FT I ADJUSTED THE L PACK TEMP CTLR TO A WARMER TEMP; AT THAT TIME THE L PACK OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I SWITCHED THE CTLR BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SETTING AND WE RECOVERED THE PACK MOMENTARILY; THEN WE GOT A L PACK INOP AND PACK OFF LIGHT. WE IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A DSCNT CLRNC BELOW 10000 FT AND I TOOK OUT MY OXYGEN MASK; CHKED THE CABIN ALT AND IT WAS AT 6000 FT. WE WERE ABLE TO DSND BELOW 10000 FT QUITE RAPIDLY AND CONTINUED DSCNT DOWN TO 4000 FT AS WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE WERE DIVERTING TO IAD. WE RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS; INCLUDING THE DIVERSION CHK AND RAN THROUGH THE LNDG OVERWT GUIDE. THE TEMP IN THE CABIN WAS STEADILY INCREASING; CURRENTLY AT 89 DEGS. WE WERE ABOUT 24000 LBS OVERWT AND DECIDED THAT WE COULD NOT CONTINUE CIRCLING FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HRS TO BURN OFF THE FUEL. WX WAS FINE AND WE HAD 11500 FT OF RWY AT IAD AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.