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Aircraft equipment problem. Air carrier loses its emergency dc electrical bus and numerous subsys. Emergency declared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : alb airport : swf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : alb tower : swf tracon : roc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 311504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 15 mins from alb, emergency dc bus fail message on MFDU with associated failures. Declared emergency. Due to no gear indications, after completing all emergency and normal checklists, we requested alb tower fly-by. Alb tower said 'nosewheel appears to be trailing.' diverted to swf for a 11000 ft runway, had flight attendants prepare passenger for emergency landing, possible evacuate/evacuation. Flaps 25 degrees, landing was normal. Taxied to gate, deplaned passenger via airstairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. ACR LOSES ITS EMER DC ELECTRICAL BUS AND NUMEROUS SUBSYS. EMER DECLARED.
Narrative: APPROX 15 MINS FROM ALB, EMER DC BUS FAIL MESSAGE ON MFDU WITH ASSOCIATED FAILURES. DECLARED EMER. DUE TO NO GEAR INDICATIONS, AFTER COMPLETING ALL EMER AND NORMAL CHKLISTS, WE REQUESTED ALB TWR FLY-BY. ALB TWR SAID 'NOSEWHEEL APPEARS TO BE TRAILING.' DIVERTED TO SWF FOR A 11000 FT RWY, HAD FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARE PAX FOR EMER LNDG, POSSIBLE EVAC. FLAPS 25 DEGS, LNDG WAS NORMAL. TAXIED TO GATE, DEPLANED PAX VIA AIRSTAIRS.
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.