A DC9-30 in cruise at FL330 experienced failure of the right AC generator.

Attributes
ACN	498550
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roa.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j42.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 20 controller non radar : 20 controller radar : 20 controller supervisory : 20
ASRS Report	498550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : generator fail warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise, we had a right generator failure with an AC x-tie lockout. We followed the procedure to resolve the problem. As a result, we had to start the APU via a windmill/electrical start. We got a descent clearance from ATC. ATC was told we had an equipment problem and we would get back to them. The air start was successful and we pressed on to rdu. 2 sectors later, we told ATC what the problem was. The captain ran the checklist and the first officer flew during the procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 IN CRUISE AT FL330 EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE R AC GENERATOR.

Narrative: AT CRUISE, WE HAD A R GENERATOR FAILURE WITH AN AC X-TIE LOCKOUT. WE FOLLOWED THE PROC TO RESOLVE THE PROB. AS A RESULT, WE HAD TO START THE APU VIA A WINDMILL/ELECTRICAL START. WE GOT A DSCNT CLRNC FROM ATC. ATC WAS TOLD WE HAD AN EQUIP PROB AND WE WOULD GET BACK TO THEM. THE AIR START WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WE PRESSED ON TO RDU. 2 SECTORS LATER, WE TOLD ATC WHAT THE PROB WAS. THE CAPT RAN THE CHKLIST AND THE FO FLEW DURING THE PROC.

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.