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An MD80 departed with an engine driven generator MEL'ed inoperative. After the APU shutdown and would not restart in flight; the crew declared an emergency with a single generator and diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 840144 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Flight departed late due to maintenance placarding left engine generator inoperative; generator switch off and CSD disconnected per MEL item 24-01. With APU powering left generator bus; departed. At FL310; master caution and APU gen off lights illuminated at APU shutdown with no faults noted. Attempted to restart APU without success. 130NM from departure airport; declared and emergency with center for clearance back. Upon turning back west; saw cloud deck back toward the airport and remembered cloud deck on departure. Got favorable weather from ATC; and with visual on the field; good weather; the captain was experienced into this airport changed divert. Completed overweight landing approximately XA00 local time; 1 hour after departure and 15 minutes after declaring emergency with ATC. Landing and taxi in were uneventful. This was first sequence that I have flown with captain; but not the first leg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An MD80 departed with an engine driven generator MEL'ed inoperative. After the APU shutdown and would not restart in flight; the crew declared an emergency with a single generator and diverted to a nearby airport.
Narrative: Flight departed late due to maintenance placarding left engine generator inoperative; generator switch off and CSD disconnected per MEL item 24-01. With APU powering left generator bus; departed. At FL310; Master Caution and APU Gen Off lights illuminated at APU shutdown with no faults noted. Attempted to restart APU without success. 130NM from departure airport; declared and emergency with Center for clearance back. Upon turning back west; saw cloud deck back toward the airport and remembered cloud deck on departure. Got favorable weather from ATC; and with visual on the field; good weather; the Captain was experienced into this airport changed divert. Completed overweight landing approximately XA00 local time; 1 hour after departure and 15 minutes after declaring emergency with ATC. Landing and taxi in were uneventful. This was first sequence that I have flown with Captain; but not the first leg.
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.