Cabin attendant report, MD80, lax-bna. After 2 hour mechanical delay in lax, at cruise altitude, aircraft experienced electrical problems. Aircraft diverted to abq.

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Attributes
ACN	469529
Time
Date	200004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc tower : sju.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16
ASRS Report	469529
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After a 2 hour delay related to a mechanical problem, we took off for bna. About 1 hour into the flight (during the dinner service), the lights went out in the cabin and galley power was off too. It was dark, except for a few scattered reading lights on (no emergency floor or exit lighting either). We pulled out the emergency flashlights to light the galleys, to put things away and prepare for landing. We obtained the test information from our captain, secured the cabin and landed in abq with no emergency. We taxied to the gate and deplaned and boarded another aircraft and continued onto bna.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, LAX-BNA. AFTER 2 HR MECHANICAL DELAY IN LAX, AT CRUISE ALT, ACFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBS. ACFT DIVERTED TO ABQ.

Narrative: AFTER A 2 HR DELAY RELATED TO A MECHANICAL PROB, WE TOOK OFF FOR BNA. ABOUT 1 HR INTO THE FLT (DURING THE DINNER SVC), THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE CABIN AND GALLEY PWR WAS OFF TOO. IT WAS DARK, EXCEPT FOR A FEW SCATTERED READING LIGHTS ON (NO EMER FLOOR OR EXIT LIGHTING EITHER). WE PULLED OUT THE EMER FLASHLIGHTS TO LIGHT THE GALLEYS, TO PUT THINGS AWAY AND PREPARE FOR LNDG. WE OBTAINED THE TEST INFO FROM OUR CAPT, SECURED THE CABIN AND LANDED IN ABQ WITH NO EMER. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED AND BOARDED ANOTHER ACFT AND CONTINUED ONTO BNA.

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.