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Attributes | |
ACN | 816192 |
Time | |
Date | 200812 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tracon : zzz.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-300 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 126 flight time type : 5000 |
ASRS Report | 816192 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
68 miles south of ZZZ on our flight plan; first officer was flying; and his autopilot disengaged. The master caution came on with many other warning lights for many systems. Captain took control of the aircraft and put on his autopilot. Checked cbs and found #2 dc bus breaker popped. Reset once and it popped again. We were about 1/2 way to our destination (ZZZ1) at this time. We contacted our dispatch and found out the weather was down to 1/4 miles all along the coast. Weather in ZZZ1 was VFR. We continued on to ZZZ1 and landed uneventfully. Quick reference handbook had no information to help in this situation. It would have been very helpful to have a list of affected systems so I would have known what I had lost.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 Captain reported losing some systems after a DC Bus breaker popped. A reset was unsuccessful; and after checking weather they decided to continue to destination.
Narrative: 68 miles south of ZZZ on our flight plan; First Officer was flying; and his autopilot disengaged. The Master Caution came on with many other warning lights for many systems. Captain took control of the aircraft and put on his autopilot. Checked CBs and found #2 DC Bus breaker popped. Reset once and it popped again. We were about 1/2 way to our destination (ZZZ1) at this time. We contacted our Dispatch and found out the weather was down to 1/4 miles all along the coast. Weather in ZZZ1 was VFR. We continued on to ZZZ1 and landed uneventfully. Quick Reference Handbook had no information to help in this situation. It would have been very helpful to have a list of affected systems so I would have known what I had lost.
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.