MD80 crew had #2 generator fail, and had electrical odor in the cockpit. Returned to land.

Attributes
ACN	437003
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfcc.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	437003
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Air interrupt. After takeoff at 3000 ft, right generator began cycling on and off. Cycling continued until power was reduced. A smell with an electrical odor was present. Odor disappeared after cycling stopped. An emergency was declared. Returned to land at dfw. Landing was normal and not overweight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD #2 GENERATOR FAIL, AND HAD ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: AIR INTERRUPT. AFTER TKOF AT 3000 FT, R GENERATOR BEGAN CYCLING ON AND OFF. CYCLING CONTINUED UNTIL PWR WAS REDUCED. A SMELL WITH AN ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS PRESENT. ODOR DISAPPEARED AFTER CYCLING STOPPED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. RETURNED TO LAND AT DFW. LNDG WAS NORMAL AND NOT OVERWT.

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.