EC120B helicopter pilot had a generator failure. Pilot landed at the nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	589753
Time
Date	200308
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 168 flight time total : 2837 flight time type : 168
ASRS Report	589753
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gen light other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departure from ZZZ to ZZZ1, generator light on annunciator panel illuminated, reset procedure failed. Called company flight following on east frequency. Deviated to ZZZ-us FBO. FBO mechanic found generator wire had failed at attachment point. Aircraft had 2776.5 hours in service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EC120B HELI PLT HAD A GENERATOR FAILURE. PLT LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: DEP FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1, GENERATOR LIGHT ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED, RESET PROC FAILED. CALLED COMPANY FLT FOLLOWING ON E FREQ. DEVIATED TO ZZZ-US FBO. FBO MECH FOUND GENERATOR WIRE HAD FAILED AT ATTACHMENT POINT. ACFT HAD 2776.5 HRS IN SVC.

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.