A319 captain experiences total electrical failure at 16;000 feet during day VMC cruise; resulting in...

Narrative:

Level cruise at 16;000; clear day. Total electrical failure. Reverted to manual direct law flight; no communication. Immediate action item of access trans executed and reestablished electric power with APU and number 2 generator. Multiple ecams and failures indicated. Tried to communicate with dispatch through VHF; bad transmissions. Initially had no ACARS or communication radios. Confirmed to continue to destination and land. Landing normal. Initial diagnosis by maintenance showed faulty TR 1. However the total loss of comm 1 was unexplainable; and that there was a total electrical failure with 2 engine generators and APU generator operational. Review QRH more frequently and remember the memory items.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 captain experiences total electrical failure at 16;000 feet during day VMC cruise; resulting in no communications and Direct Law. Power is eventually restored using Generator 2 and the APU. Flight continues to destination for landing.

Narrative: Level cruise at 16;000; clear day. Total electrical failure. Reverted to manual Direct Law flight; no communication. Immediate action item of ACCESS TRANS executed and reestablished electric power with APU and Number 2 generator. Multiple ECAMs and failures indicated. Tried to communicate with Dispatch through VHF; bad transmissions. Initially had no ACARS or communication radios. Confirmed to continue to destination and land. Landing normal. Initial diagnosis by Maintenance showed faulty TR 1. However the total loss of Comm 1 was unexplainable; and that there was a total electrical failure with 2 engine generators and APU generator operational. Review QRH more frequently and remember the memory items.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1067834
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Power
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A319 captain experiences total electrical failure at 16;000 feet during day VMC cruise; resulting in no communications and direct law. Power is eventually restored using generator 2 and the APU. Flight continues to destination for landing.