Incident at HOUSTON
Summary
1998-05-20: B757 CANADA 3000 C-FOOA - CRUISING AT FL410, A/C ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WITH SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF INDICATED AIRSPEED. ENGINE POWER WAS INCREASED AND THE CREW PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN TO REGAIN SPEED, AT WHICH TIME BOTH GENERATORS FAILED. THE APU WAS STARTED AND THE CREW SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT BOTH GENERATORS BACK ON LINE, BUT A STRONG ODOUR OF SOMETHING OVERHEATING WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT WITH EQUIPMENT OVERHEATING WARNING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT HOUSTON A/P. THE A/C WAS EXAMINED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE WHEN NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND. COMPANY REPORTED NEGATIVE "G" FORCE WILL TRIP THE GENERATORS OFF LINE. BOEING IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. OPS IMPACT - UNKNOWN. TIME = 2000Z. ACTION = PAX,PAH, TSB.
Details
| CADORS Number | 1993O0195 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | |
| Occurred At | 1993-04-07 - Unknown time |
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| Fatalities | 0 |
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| Geographic Location | the United States of America, North America, National Capital Region (NCR), HOUSTON |
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| Reported By | |
| Categories | Turbulence encounter,Other |
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Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
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|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | FOOA | Flightaware (Registration) | Flightaware (Tracking) | AvHerald |
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| Country of Registration | |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | CANADA 3000 |
| Operator | Commercial |
| Make |
BOEING |
| Model | 757 |
| Year Built | |
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| Gear Type | |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
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| Phase of Flight | Unknown |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Weather - clear air turbulence (CAT)/turbulence,Declared emergency/priority |