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An MD80 cabin attendant reports, in cruise, the captain declared an emergency and diverted due to a battery charger malfunction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607254 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 20 flight attendant time total : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 607254 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ammeter other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
2 hours into flight, captain called #1 flight attendant to come to cockpit. Then #1 flight attendant called back to us in main cabin that we would be landing in 15 mins. The problem was not to be a planned emergency, just be ready. We supposedly had a problem with a battery charger. The captain didn't feel it was a direct problem but that his manual said to land. So we got cabin ready and prepared to land. We landed at the military base and waited until airplane was checked outside for problems. No problem was found. We parked the plane and got passenger off plane and to a waiting area. We got word that we would wait for a new plane to come get us and we would fly back to ZZZ1. So we stayed for 6 hours with passenger in a waiting area. Then we were relieved when the new crew came. We had gone over our 15 hours on duty. We arrived back in ZZZ1 early morning on thursday.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS, IN CRUISE, THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A BATTERY CHARGER MALFUNCTION.
Narrative: 2 HRS INTO FLT, CAPT CALLED #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO COME TO COCKPIT. THEN #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED BACK TO US IN MAIN CABIN THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG IN 15 MINS. THE PROB WAS NOT TO BE A PLANNED EMER, JUST BE READY. WE SUPPOSEDLY HAD A PROB WITH A BATTERY CHARGER. THE CAPT DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS A DIRECT PROB BUT THAT HIS MANUAL SAID TO LAND. SO WE GOT CABIN READY AND PREPARED TO LAND. WE LANDED AT THE MIL BASE AND WAITED UNTIL AIRPLANE WAS CHKED OUTSIDE FOR PROBS. NO PROB WAS FOUND. WE PARKED THE PLANE AND GOT PAX OFF PLANE AND TO A WAITING AREA. WE GOT WORD THAT WE WOULD WAIT FOR A NEW PLANE TO COME GET US AND WE WOULD FLY BACK TO ZZZ1. SO WE STAYED FOR 6 HRS WITH PAX IN A WAITING AREA. THEN WE WERE RELIEVED WHEN THE NEW CREW CAME. WE HAD GONE OVER OUR 15 HRS ON DUTY. WE ARRIVED BACK IN ZZZ1 EARLY MORNING ON THURSDAY.
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.