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B767 captain is informed airborne that the wrong APU battery had been installed in his aircraft and they should dump fuel and return immediately.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 835632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DC Battery |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Approximately one hour after takeoff I was contacted by ACARS and informed that the flight was to return to the departure airport. I contacted dispatch (who conferred with the dispatch supervisor and the 767 mechanic in maintenance control) and was told I had a problem with the APU battery and should declare an emergency and land overweight. After dumping all fuel from center tank and declaring an emergency an overweight landing was performed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain is informed airborne that the wrong APU battery had been installed in his aircraft and they should dump fuel and return immediately.
Narrative: Approximately one hour after takeoff I was contacted by ACARS and informed that the flight was to return to the departure airport. I contacted Dispatch (who conferred with the Dispatch Supervisor and the 767 Mechanic in Maintenance Control) and was told I had a problem with the APU battery and should declare an emergency and land overweight. After dumping all fuel from center tank and declaring an emergency an overweight landing was performed without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.