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A300 generator failed; resulting numerous failures; including the loss of the captain's primary flight instruments.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 779071 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 779071 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 779072 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff; with captain as PF in IMC; we received handoff to departure control; and were told to climb to 13000 ft; then later to turn left heading 090 degrees from the runway heading of 225 degrees. Executing the turn; we lost #1 generator; and captain lost primary flight and navigation displays. Captain leveled airplane and concentrated on aircraft control using standby instruments. Approximately heading 170 degrees. Executed the ECAM item for the generator fault; and lost #1 yaw damper; #1 pitch trim; autoplt; flight director; window heat; and other system. We established the APU generator on line; and were preparing to advise ATC of our situation when we were queried as to our heading; and received instructions to turn immediately to 090 degree heading. We reported the loss of electrical power and system degradation; and turned immediately to the 090 degree heading. We completed the checklists and restored all system except the failed generator; and continued uneventfully to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 GENERATOR FAILED; RESULTING NUMEROUS FAILURES; INCLUDING THE LOSS OF THE CAPT'S PRIMARY FLT INSTS.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF; WITH CAPT AS PF IN IMC; WE RECEIVED HDOF TO DEP CTL; AND WERE TOLD TO CLB TO 13000 FT; THEN LATER TO TURN L HDG 090 DEGS FROM THE RWY HDG OF 225 DEGS. EXECUTING THE TURN; WE LOST #1 GENERATOR; AND CAPT LOST PRIMARY FLT AND NAV DISPLAYS. CAPT LEVELED AIRPLANE AND CONCENTRATED ON ACFT CTL USING STANDBY INSTS. APPROX HDG 170 DEGS. EXECUTED THE ECAM ITEM FOR THE GENERATOR FAULT; AND LOST #1 YAW DAMPER; #1 PITCH TRIM; AUTOPLT; FLT DIRECTOR; WINDOW HEAT; AND OTHER SYS. WE ESTABLISHED THE APU GENERATOR ON LINE; AND WERE PREPARING TO ADVISE ATC OF OUR SITUATION WHEN WE WERE QUERIED AS TO OUR HDG; AND RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN IMMEDIATELY TO 090 DEG HDG. WE REPORTED THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PWR AND SYS DEGRADATION; AND TURNED IMMEDIATELY TO THE 090 DEG HDG. WE COMPLETED THE CHKLISTS AND RESTORED ALL SYS EXCEPT THE FAILED GENERATOR; AND CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO ZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.