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MD80 flight crew has a battery caution light during cruise. Performs the QRH and diverts to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : jhw.vor |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 690119 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : caution light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We made a normal descent and landing at roc. Local maintenance repaired the battery charger and we continued on to pvd. During cruise at FL350 we noticed the battery charger caution light come on. Following the QRH checklist; we found the circuit breaker popped. The checklist then required a landing at the nearest suitable airport. After discussion with dispatch we decided this was roc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS A BATTERY CAUTION LIGHT DURING CRUISE. PERFORMS THE QRH AND DIVERTS TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: WE MADE A NORMAL DSCNT AND LNDG AT ROC. LCL MAINT REPAIRED THE BATTERY CHARGER AND WE CONTINUED ON TO PVD. DURING CRUISE AT FL350 WE NOTICED THE BATTERY CHARGER CAUTION LIGHT COME ON. FOLLOWING THE QRH CHKLIST; WE FOUND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE CHKLIST THEN REQUIRED A LNDG AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH DISPATCH WE DECIDED THIS WAS ROC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.