Aerosvit B734 near Samara on Aug 30th 2012, generator failure
Last Update: September 24, 2012 / 16:46:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 30, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Aerosvit Airlines
Flight number
VV-491
Departure
Kiev, Ukraine
Destination
Novosibirsk, Russia
Aircraft Registration
UR-VVN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
Ukraine's Ministry of Transport reported in their monthly bulletin that the aircraft had been dispatched under minimum equipment list requirements due to the APU being inoperative. During the descent towards Samara the crew received low oil pressure indications for the constant speed drive of the left hand engine. It was determined that prior to the occurrence the incident flight crew had already twice deactivated/re-activated the generator. Examination of the aircraft found lack of lubrication of the constant speed drive due to oil leaks between the oil cooler and the constant speed drive. Shavings were found in the oil filter requiring the replacement of the constant speed drive and oil cooler.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 30, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Aerosvit Airlines
Flight number
VV-491
Departure
Kiev, Ukraine
Destination
Novosibirsk, Russia
Aircraft Registration
UR-VVN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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