A B737-400 xfer bus failed at liftoff during leveloff.

Attributes
ACN	631851
Time
Date	200409
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 13900 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	631851
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : electrical bus failure
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At liftoff the xfer bus (left side) failed. Captain lost lighting for instruments. I took control of aircraft. My instruments and lights worked fine. We ran the QRH checklist and returned to clt uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 XFER BUS FAILED AT LIFTOFF DURING LEVELOFF.

Narrative: AT LIFTOFF THE XFER BUS (L SIDE) FAILED. CAPT LOST LIGHTING FOR INSTS. I TOOK CTL OF ACFT. MY INSTS AND LIGHTS WORKED FINE. WE RAN THE QRH CHKLIST AND RETURNED TO CLT UNEVENTFULLY.

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.