An MD80 at cruise declared an emergency due to the right generator failure.

Attributes
ACN	361572
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	361572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise, the right generator failed, causing a xtie lockout. ATC lost radar contact with us for about 5 mins. Radio communications were normal. An emergency was declared. We were cleared direct clt. Electrical power was restored and we continued to receive priority handling. The APU was used to replace the failed generator.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 AT CRUISE DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO THE R GENERATOR FAILURE.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE, THE R GENERATOR FAILED, CAUSING A XTIE LOCKOUT. ATC LOST RADAR CONTACT WITH US FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. RADIO COMS WERE NORMAL. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT CLT. ELECTRICAL PWR WAS RESTORED AND WE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE PRIORITY HANDLING. THE APU WAS USED TO REPLACE THE FAILED GENERATOR.

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.