A MD80 first officer reported that at lift off the J17 circuit breaker popped resulting in the loss ...

Narrative:

Upon rotation; I noticed a sound and loss of lights on the instrument panel. I stated 'something happen' but was focused on flying the aircraft. After climbing to a safe altitude; sitting in the jumpseat; the check airman said he heard a 'sizzle' from the circuit panel. We noticed that the fuel gauge indicator was blank. The captain attempted to switch channels on the panel with no change. At that time I surrendered control of the aircraft to the captain and went for the QRH. We found the J-17 circuit breaker popped. I found no procedure for this problem so the captain discussed different ideas. He decided to return to the departure airport. We notified ATC; company and the flight attendants. We set up for an overweight landing and declared an emergency. The captain made the approach and landing without incident. We had the safety vehicles look over the aircraft prior to taxiing to the gate; all without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80 First Officer reported that at lift off the J17 circuit breaker popped resulting in the loss of some instruments and lights. The QRH had no applicable procedure so the aircraft was returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: Upon rotation; I noticed a sound and loss of lights on the instrument panel. I stated 'something happen' but was focused on flying the aircraft. After climbing to a safe altitude; sitting in the jumpseat; the check airman said he heard a 'sizzle' from the circuit panel. We noticed that the fuel gauge indicator was blank. The Captain attempted to switch channels on the panel with no change. At that time I surrendered control of the aircraft to the Captain and went for the QRH. We found the J-17 circuit breaker popped. I found no procedure for this problem so the Captain discussed different ideas. He decided to return to the departure airport. We notified ATC; Company and the Flight Attendants. We set up for an overweight landing and declared an emergency. The Captain made the approach and landing without incident. We had the safety vehicles look over the aircraft prior to taxiing to the gate; all without incident.

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.

Attributes
ACN	896428
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Distribution
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

A MD80 first officer reported that at lift off the J17 circuit breaker popped resulting in the loss of some instruments and lights. The QRH had no applicable procedure so the aircraft was returned to the departure airport.