A cabin attendant report of an emergency diversion to buf when the flight crew detects a malfunctioning electrical system that requires an immediate resolution.

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Attributes
ACN	518193
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tracon : m98.tracon
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
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	518193
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master warning other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

There isn't much to say about this occurrence, only that after takeoff as I began my service, power outlets began to short circuit. First, I lost lighting in the forward entry part of the cabin then lost all lavatory power. Flight attendants in the rear of the cabin experienced the same failure. I then informed the cockpit crew who stated that they had a battery/indicator light illuminate and were checking it. Before I knew it the captain called all flight attendants on the phone and informed us to lock everything up and that we would be landing in buffalo within 20 mins. We landed rapidly but without a problem. The cabin crew was well-informed of the situation and luckily we diverted, and had no serious issues or further problems to deal with.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT RPT OF AN EMER DIVERSION TO BUF WHEN THE FLC DETECTS A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRICAL SYS THAT REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION.

Narrative: THERE ISN'T MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE, ONLY THAT AFTER TKOF AS I BEGAN MY SVC, PWR OUTLETS BEGAN TO SHORT CIRCUIT. FIRST, I LOST LIGHTING IN THE FORWARD ENTRY PART OF THE CABIN THEN LOST ALL LAVATORY PWR. FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. I THEN INFORMED THE COCKPIT CREW WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD A BATTERY/INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND WERE CHKING IT. BEFORE I KNEW IT THE CAPT CALLED ALL FLT ATTENDANTS ON THE PHONE AND INFORMED US TO LOCK EVERYTHING UP AND THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG IN BUFFALO WITHIN 20 MINS. WE LANDED RAPIDLY BUT WITHOUT A PROB. THE CABIN CREW WAS WELL-INFORMED OF THE SIT AND LUCKILY WE DIVERTED, AND HAD NO SERIOUS ISSUES OR FURTHER PROBS TO DEAL WITH.

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.