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A B757-200 on an oceanic flight experienced loss of right gen and right gen drive. They followed procedures; started the APU; coordinated with maintenance and dispatch; and continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 800224 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 800224 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 800217 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise; EICAS right generator off message with associated right generator controller light illuminated on overhead panel. Performed associated FM irregular checklist. Contacted dispatch through phone patch on ldoc HF. Also had maintenance get on frequency. Determined that flight could continue. Shortly thereafter; right generator drive EICAS and associated overhead light illuminated. Performed associated FM irregular checklist (disconnected right generator drive) again contacted dispatch and advised; again decided to continue. Requested at this point to have dispatch contact maintenance to make sure appropriate maintenance codes were entered. After flight; made contact with mechanic in ZZZ to discuss and make sure he had received all information he needed. After flight; contacted flight manager as required by fom. Filing this report as required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 ON AN OCEANIC FLIGHT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF R GEN AND R GEN DRIVE. THEY FOLLOWED PROCEDURES; STARTED THE APU; COORDINATED WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH; AND CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: IN CRUISE; EICAS R GENERATOR OFF MESSAGE WITH ASSOCIATED R GENERATOR CONTROLLER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD PANEL. PERFORMED ASSOCIATED FM IRREGULAR CHKLIST. CONTACTED DISPATCH THROUGH PHONE PATCH ON LDOC HF. ALSO HAD MAINT GET ON FREQ. DETERMINED THAT FLT COULD CONTINUE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; R GENERATOR DRIVE EICAS AND ASSOCIATED OVERHEAD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ASSOCIATED FM IRREGULAR CHKLIST (DISCONNECTED R GENERATOR DRIVE) AGAIN CONTACTED DISPATCH AND ADVISED; AGAIN DECIDED TO CONTINUE. REQUESTED AT THIS POINT TO HAVE DISPATCH CONTACT MAINT TO MAKE SURE APPROPRIATE MAINT CODES WERE ENTERED. AFTER FLT; MADE CONTACT WITH MECH IN ZZZ TO DISCUSS AND MAKE SURE HE HAD RECEIVED ALL INFO HE NEEDED. AFTER FLT; CONTACTED FLT MGR AS REQUIRED BY FOM. FILING THIS RPT AS REQUIRED.
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.