Flight crew of unspecified air carrier aircraft divert to ZZZ account electrical problem.

Attributes
ACN	743319
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz1.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	743319
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : emer bus fail msg other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 1 hour from destination; we got an emergency buss fail message. We checked the QRH and it stated; in short; to land at the nearest suitable airport. We were still at cruise altitude; so once reviewed; we determined ZZZ to be the nearest suitable airport. From our altitude; we had to start down right away; so we informed center of our need to divert; and they gave us our arrival into ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF UNSPECIFIED ACR ACFT DIVERT TO ZZZ ACCOUNT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Narrative: APPROX 1 HR FROM DEST; WE GOT AN EMER BUSS FAIL MESSAGE. WE CHKED THE QRH AND IT STATED; IN SHORT; TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. WE WERE STILL AT CRUISE ALT; SO ONCE REVIEWED; WE DETERMINED ZZZ TO BE THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. FROM OUR ALT; WE HAD TO START DOWN RIGHT AWAY; SO WE INFORMED CENTER OF OUR NEED TO DIVERT; AND THEY GAVE US OUR ARR INTO ZZZ.

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.