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An MD80 declared an emergency and diverted when a generator would not reset after an electrical fault.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 756360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 29000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.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 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 756360 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
X-tie lockout light illuminated during preflight inspection. Reset normally. During climb out x-tie lockout light illuminated then left generator off light illuminated extinguishing x-tie lockout light. Volts and frequencys and CSD temperatures on left generator were all normal; but left generator would not reset to pick up load. APU picked up load of both busses as normal. APU was running because right generator was deferred. Declared emergency and diverted to ZZZ. Upon touchdown left generator picked up load from left bus. Taxied to ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED WHEN A GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET AFTER AN ELECTRICAL FAULT.
Narrative: X-TIE LOCKOUT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING PREFLT INSPECTION. RESET NORMALLY. DURING CLBOUT X-TIE LOCKOUT LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN L GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED EXTINGUISHING X-TIE LOCKOUT LIGHT. VOLTS AND FREQS AND CSD TEMPS ON L GENERATOR WERE ALL NORMAL; BUT L GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET TO PICK UP LOAD. APU PICKED UP LOAD OF BOTH BUSSES AS NORMAL. APU WAS RUNNING BECAUSE R GENERATOR WAS DEFERRED. DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ. UPON TOUCHDOWN L GENERATOR PICKED UP LOAD FROM L BUS. TAXIED TO RAMP.
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.