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An emergency is declared by the flight crew of an S80 when they noted an open circuit breaker for the battery charger when 100 NM southwest of diverting airport at bna, tn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bna.vortac |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 562932 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : circ breaker other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Location: bna 257 degree radial 100 DME at FL330. Battery charger circuit breaker popped in-flight. Talked to maintenance controller and dispatch. Followed operating manual instructions to land at nearest suitable field. Declared emergency, landed uneventfully at bna.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMER IS DECLARED BY THE FLC OF AN S80 WHEN THEY NOTED AN OPEN CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE BATTERY CHARGER WHEN 100 NM SW OF DIVERTING ARPT AT BNA, TN.
Narrative: LOCATION: BNA 257 DEG RADIAL 100 DME AT FL330. BATTERY CHARGER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED INFLT. TALKED TO MAINT CTLR AND DISPATCH. FOLLOWED OPERATING MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE FIELD. DECLARED EMER, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT 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.