An embraer erj crew with a dc essential bus 1 failure at night; after consulting with maintenance co...

Attributes
ACN	1319368
Time
Date	201512
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Distribution Busbar
Person 1
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Flight called enroute with a dc ess bus 1 failure. After review of the QRH with maintenance and the crew it was determined that they should continue to destination which was 260 miles away at that time. The QRH stated to land as soon as possible.during the communication via ACARS and radio the crew informed dispatch that they had turned the battery off and that they had not lost any systems due to the dc ess bus fail. The QRH did say to land as soon as possible; however; after discussion between maintenance; the crew and dispatch it was decided to continue to destination. The nearest alternative was an unfamiliar airport not in our operation specs and an airport which we had not been to. Although the [aircraft] had not lost any of the listed systems in the QRH; if any or all had been lost it was felt it was felt the safer action would be to land at the destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Embraer ERJ Crew with a DC Essential Bus 1 failure at night; after consulting with Maintenance Control and Dispatch; continues to theirs destination instead of landing at an unfamiliar alternate airport.

Narrative: Flight called enroute with a DC ESS BUS 1 failure. After review of the QRH with maintenance and the crew it was determined that they should continue to destination which was 260 miles away at that time. The QRH stated to land as soon as possible.During the communication via ACARS and radio the crew informed Dispatch that they had turned the battery off and that they had not lost any systems due to the DC ESS BUS fail. The QRH did say to land as soon as possible; however; after discussion between Maintenance; the Crew and Dispatch it was decided to continue to destination. The nearest alternative was an unfamiliar airport not in our OP specs and an airport which we had not been to. Although the [aircraft] had not lost any of the listed systems in the QRH; if any or all had been lost it was felt it was felt the safer action would be to land at the destination.

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An embraer erj crew with a dc essential bus 1 failure at night; after consulting with maintenance control and dispatch; continues to theirs destination instead of landing at an unfamiliar alternate airport.