Commuter aircraft has generator problem after departure. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	191640
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : cvg
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	191640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

10 mins after takeoff from kcvg, the right dc generator failed as evidenced by the right generator light and cwp light coming on. Bus tie connect light also came on indicating transfer of right generator load to left generator. In accordance with flight man procedure, 2 attempts were made to reset generator and results were negative. Flight diverted back to kcvg and landed without further incident. Aircraft repaired after landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT HAS GENERATOR PROBLEM AFTER DEP. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: 10 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM KCVG, THE R DC GENERATOR FAILED AS EVIDENCED BY THE R GENERATOR LIGHT AND CWP LIGHT COMING ON. BUS TIE CONNECT LIGHT ALSO CAME ON INDICATING TRANSFER OF R GENERATOR LOAD TO L GENERATOR. IAW FLT MAN PROC, 2 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESET GENERATOR AND RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. FLT DIVERTED BACK TO KCVG AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT REPAIRED AFTER LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.