ATR72 flight crew has major electrical and navigation computer problems. They divert and land.

Attributes
ACN	387888
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cha airport : tri
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cha
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute : direct enroute airway : cha
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	387888
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I had major electrical and navigation and computer problems in low IFR and diverted to tri which was VFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATR72 FLC HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL AND NAV COMPUTER PROBS. THEY DIVERT AND LAND.

Narrative: I HAD MAJOR ELECTRICAL AND NAV AND COMPUTER PROBS IN LOW IFR AND DIVERTED TO TRI WHICH WAS VFR.

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.