A C172 private pilot spends the night at abe after landing with an inoperative alternator. Unable to replace a blown fuse, he departs for frr after a recharge of the battery.

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Attributes
ACN	456940
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abe.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 134 flight time total : 202
ASRS Report	456940
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On flight following en route from pwm to frr via refueling stop at pou, experienced master fuse failure. Aircraft electrical system remained operable on battery. Diverted to abe. Landed successfully. Abe ATC scrambled emergency vehicles, although no emergency was declared or implied. Diverted to abe after requesting closer airports from abe ATC. After landing and securing aircraft at hangar at abe, spent night in motel. Returned to abe/aircraft next morning. Was unable to replace blown fuse. Recharged battery, started plane. Checked all instruments. All 'a-ok.' got clearance from abe clearance delivery, taxied and took off uneventfully. Cruised at 4500 ft to frr. Landed uneventfully and contacted FSS. Requested they contact abe to let them know we arrived in frr safely. Immediately secured aircraft at frr maintenance hangar. Next business day, met with mechanic -discussed problem, ordered 50 amp alternator converter kit for immediate installation. Fuse and fuse holder replaced by mechanic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PVT PLT SPENDS THE NIGHT AT ABE AFTER LNDG WITH AN INOP ALTERNATOR. UNABLE TO REPLACE A BLOWN FUSE, HE DEPARTS FOR FRR AFTER A RECHARGE OF THE BATTERY.

Narrative: ON FLT FOLLOWING ENRTE FROM PWM TO FRR VIA REFUELING STOP AT POU, EXPERIENCED MASTER FUSE FAILURE. ACFT ELECTRICAL SYS REMAINED OPERABLE ON BATTERY. DIVERTED TO ABE. LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. ABE ATC SCRAMBLED EMER VEHICLES, ALTHOUGH NO EMER WAS DECLARED OR IMPLIED. DIVERTED TO ABE AFTER REQUESTING CLOSER ARPTS FROM ABE ATC. AFTER LNDG AND SECURING ACFT AT HANGAR AT ABE, SPENT NIGHT IN MOTEL. RETURNED TO ABE/ACFT NEXT MORNING. WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE BLOWN FUSE. RECHARGED BATTERY, STARTED PLANE. CHKED ALL INSTS. ALL 'A-OK.' GOT CLRNC FROM ABE CLRNC DELIVERY, TAXIED AND TOOK OFF UNEVENTFULLY. CRUISED AT 4500 FT TO FRR. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND CONTACTED FSS. REQUESTED THEY CONTACT ABE TO LET THEM KNOW WE ARRIVED IN FRR SAFELY. IMMEDIATELY SECURED ACFT AT FRR MAINT HANGAR. NEXT BUSINESS DAY, MET WITH MECH -DISCUSSED PROB, ORDERED 50 AMP ALTERNATOR CONVERTER KIT FOR IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION. FUSE AND FUSE HOLDER REPLACED BY MECH.

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.