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Aircraft equipment problem. Loss of generator. Down to only 1 alternating current electrical power source.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311368 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : irw |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tower : acy |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 311368 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight dca-clt-san. Departed clt. MEL APU inoperative. Approximately 80 NM west of irw, direct txo, #1 constant speed drive high oil temperature light illuminated. Disconnected constant speed drive per checklist. Only 1 alternating current electrical source remaining. Declared emergency with ZDV. Initially requested clearance to dfw, but determined okc as nearest suitable airport. Acar'ed intentions to pit dispatch. Notified flight attendants and passenger in descent. Routine landing at okc at 114000 pounds. Emergency equipment at okc was not requested.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. LOSS OF GENERATOR. DOWN TO ONLY 1 ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRICAL PWR SOURCE.
Narrative: FLT DCA-CLT-SAN. DEPARTED CLT. MEL APU INOP. APPROX 80 NM W OF IRW, DIRECT TXO, #1 CONSTANT SPD DRIVE HIGH OIL TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DISCONNECTED CONSTANT SPD DRIVE PER CHKLIST. ONLY 1 ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRICAL SOURCE REMAINING. DECLARED EMER WITH ZDV. INITIALLY REQUESTED CLRNC TO DFW, BUT DETERMINED OKC AS NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. ACAR'ED INTENTIONS TO PIT DISPATCH. NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX IN DSCNT. ROUTINE LNDG AT OKC AT 114000 LBS. EMER EQUIP AT OKC WAS NOT REQUESTED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.