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Following an overnight during which it was inundated by tropical rain showers; a B717 suffered multiple electrical system failures shortly after takeoff. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912177 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After just becoming airborne a load 'pop' was heard coming from the east/east compartment. Just after that the first officer's flight director failed and a FCC-2 fail alert was displayed as well as a stall warning fault and right aft fuel pump pressure low. Aircraft was leveled at 16;000 ft to evaluate our situation. The first officer continued to fly the aircraft and I called maintenance control and dispatch. Mutual agreement [was] made to continue to our destination for maintenance and a possible aircraft swap. Approximately five minutes after this radio call the situation rapidly deteriorated. Numerous failure alerts appeared on the status page. The status page was completely full. At this point we donned our oxygen masks and I became flying pilot. We had no idea what we had and did not have. Emergency was declared and rapid descent made. We diverted to a nearby airport where we landed without further incident. We swapped airplanes and departed with all passengers. Crew did an excellent job and CRM definitely paid off in this tasking situation.the aircraft sat in tropical rain showers all night before our departure. The first officer had to try and 'dry up' his cup holders from heavy water intrusion. Maybe we should include an inspection of the east/east compartment in preflights following heavy rain events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following an overnight during which it was inundated by tropical rain showers; a B717 suffered multiple electrical system failures shortly after takeoff. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: After just becoming airborne a load 'pop' was heard coming from the E/E compartment. Just after that the First Officer's flight director failed and a FCC-2 fail alert was displayed as well as a stall warning fault and right aft fuel pump pressure low. Aircraft was leveled at 16;000 FT to evaluate our situation. The First Officer continued to fly the aircraft and I called Maintenance Control and Dispatch. Mutual agreement [was] made to continue to our destination for maintenance and a possible aircraft swap. Approximately five minutes after this radio call the situation rapidly deteriorated. Numerous failure alerts appeared on the status page. The status page was completely full. At this point we donned our oxygen masks and I became flying pilot. We had no idea what we had and did not have. Emergency was declared and rapid descent made. We diverted to a nearby airport where we landed without further incident. We swapped airplanes and departed with all passengers. Crew did an excellent job and CRM definitely paid off in this tasking situation.The aircraft sat in tropical rain showers all night before our departure. The First Officer had to try and 'dry up' his cup holders from heavy water intrusion. Maybe we should include an inspection of the E/E compartment in preflights following heavy rain events.
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.