What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 02/13/02, united airline flight 297, a B-757-222, diverted to pit due to a failure of the left generator. CFR responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp with no further incidents. They diverted because the APU had been placed on deferred maintenance. Maintenance crews at Pittsburgh contacted sfolm and checked operation of the APU and determined it was operational and checked o.k. and then they cleared the deferral (ref DF58). Maintenance then placed the left generator on deferred maintenance. The flight was then continued to san francisco. This closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/13/02, UNITED AIRLINE FLIGHT 297, A B-757-222, DIVERTED TO PIT DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE LEFT GENERATOR. CFR RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THEY DIVERTED BECAUSE THE APU HAD BEEN PLACED ON DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CREWS AT PITTSBURGH CONTACTED SFOLM AND CHECKED OPERATION OF THE APU AND DETERMINED IT WAS OPERATIONAL AND CHECKED O.K. AND THEN THEY CLEARED THE DEFERRAL (REF DF58). MAINTENANCE THEN PLACED THE LEFT GENERATOR ON DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN CONTINUED TO SAN FRANCISCO. THIS CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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