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A B767's generator drive faulted while at cruise on an oceanic track. Procedure called for running the APU; it however would not remain online; therefore the crew declared an emergency and returned to a nearby airport where a safe landing was accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Generator Drive |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was on my crew break for around 45 minutes when I was awakened by a flight attendant. She said that we had electrical problems and that the captain wanted me up front. Once I got seated up front the captain told me that we were down to one generator and that we were diverting back into a nearby airport. They had tried to start the APU but after starting; it would fault and shut down. Captain and first officer had already declared an emergency; gotten off set from the track and had the plane heading for the airport. Just about this time we were able to contact center who gave us direct. We did try to start the APU one time at a lower altitude but it faulted once again shortly after starting and we elected to leave it alone and concentrate on getting the plane safely on the ground. The airfield rescue and fire fighting equipment was called out just in case something else went wrong on short final but everything worked well and we landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767's generator drive faulted while at cruise on an oceanic track. Procedure called for running the APU; it however would not remain online; therefore the crew declared an emergency and returned to a nearby airport where a safe landing was accomplished.
Narrative: I was on my crew break for around 45 minutes when I was awakened by a Flight Attendant. She said that we had electrical problems and that the Captain wanted me up front. Once I got seated up front the Captain told me that we were down to one generator and that we were diverting back into a nearby airport. They had tried to start the APU but after starting; it would fault and shut down. Captain and First Officer had already declared an emergency; gotten off set from the track and had the plane heading for the airport. Just about this time we were able to contact Center who gave us direct. We did try to start the APU one time at a lower altitude but it faulted once again shortly after starting and we elected to leave it alone and concentrate on getting the plane safely on the ground. The Airfield Rescue and Fire Fighting equipment was called out just in case something else went wrong on short final but everything worked well and we landed uneventfully.
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.