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MD83 flight crew reports being dispatched with an inoperative generator and the APU running as the second source of AC power. At level off the APU fails and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport for an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 962774 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Pushed off gate right generator wouldn't pick up right bus; referred to QRH; captain called maintenance control; secured right generator; departed; after level off APU failed; diverted to another airport. Declared emergency due to overweight landing (140;000 pounds.) requested arff; taxied to gate with no problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD83 flight crew reports being dispatched with an inoperative generator and the APU running as the second source of AC power. At level off the APU fails and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport for an overweight landing.
Narrative: Pushed off gate right generator wouldn't pick up right bus; referred to QRH; Captain called Maintenance Control; secured right generator; departed; after level off APU failed; diverted to another airport. Declared Emergency due to overweight landing (140;000 LBS.) requested ARFF; taxied to gate with no problems.
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.