MD80 right AC electrical bus failed after takeoff. Power could not be restored to bus; so emergency was declared and the flight returned for overweight landing.

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Attributes
ACN	771969
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain Fog Ice
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	771969
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	771970
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff; at rotation; lost right bus with no AC x-tie from left generator. APU generator would not power right bus either. Accomplished QRH procedure with no help. Declared emergency and returned to land overweight (133000 pounds).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 RIGHT AC ELECTRICAL BUS FAILED AFTER TKOF. PWR COULD NOT BE RESTORED TO BUS; SO EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT RETURNED FOR OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: ON TKOF; AT ROTATION; LOST R BUS WITH NO AC X-TIE FROM L GENERATOR. APU GENERATOR WOULD NOT PWR R BUS EITHER. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROC WITH NO HELP. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND OVERWT (133000 LBS).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.