AT42 diverted as a result of unresolved electrical problems. Aircraft equipment problem.

Attributes
ACN	320729
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	320729
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

VFR 10000 ft 10 mi north of alb. Lost #2 main dc generator. No incident, did not declare an emergency. Landed at albany. Company operations dictate land at nearest airport. Ferried aircraft from alb to ewr with #2 inverter inoperative. No incidents. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the AT42's #2 generator would not reset (one reset attempt allowed per checklist and company limitations). The #2 inverter failure was connected to the generator failure. Remaining generator and inverter carried the aircraft's electrical load. It was a clear night and captain was not alarmed, just surprised that the generator would not reset.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT42 DIVERTED AS A RESULT OF UNRESOLVED ELECTRICAL PROBS. ACFT EQUIP PROB.

Narrative: VFR 10000 FT 10 MI N OF ALB. LOST #2 MAIN DC GENERATOR. NO INCIDENT, DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. LANDED AT ALBANY. COMPANY OPS DICTATE LAND AT NEAREST ARPT. FERRIED ACFT FROM ALB TO EWR WITH #2 INVERTER INOP. NO INCIDENTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE AT42'S #2 GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET (ONE RESET ATTEMPT ALLOWED PER CHKLIST AND COMPANY LIMITATIONS). THE #2 INVERTER FAILURE WAS CONNECTED TO THE GENERATOR FAILURE. REMAINING GENERATOR AND INVERTER CARRIED THE ACFT'S ELECTRICAL LOAD. IT WAS A CLR NIGHT AND CAPT WAS NOT ALARMED, JUST SURPRISED THAT THE GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET.

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.