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Hawker 800 captain experiences near total electrical failure for undetermined reasons at FL350 in day VMC. Could not contact ATC initially but did squawk 7700 before commencing diversion to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 847429 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | BAe 125 Series 800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 8300 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At 35000 ft we had an almost complete electrical failure. We initially couldn't call ATC -- squawked 7700; finally got a hold of ATC. Declared an emergency and proceeded for nearest suitable airport. We got electrical back -- fully it appeared on descent. Landed normally. There was no checklist for the emergency that we had. This wasn't supposed to happen in a hawker.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Hawker 800 Captain experiences near total electrical failure for undetermined reasons at FL350 in day VMC. Could not contact ATC initially but did squawk 7700 before commencing diversion to nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: At 35000 FT we had an almost complete electrical failure. We initially couldn't call ATC -- squawked 7700; finally got a hold of ATC. Declared an emergency and proceeded for nearest suitable airport. We got electrical back -- fully it appeared on descent. Landed normally. There was no checklist for the emergency that we had. This wasn't supposed to happen in a Hawker.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.