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A cabin attendant reports an MD80 diversion caused by an engine driven generator that caused cabin chime to sound off and on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 670326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| 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 |
| 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 : 1 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 27 flight attendant time total : 27 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 670326 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lost 1 generator over ZZZ. Because this generator pwred the WX radar; captain decided to land in ZZZ and check generator. We did. Plane removed from service. Passenger and crew continued on to ZZZ1 on a very light flight. The surge of the generator flashed the lavatory aisle lights several times and the chime went on and off with the lights (not the cabin lights -- they were fine). Otherwise nothing notable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS AN MD80 DIVERSION CAUSED BY AN ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR THAT CAUSED CABIN CHIME TO SOUND OFF AND ON.
Narrative: LOST 1 GENERATOR OVER ZZZ. BECAUSE THIS GENERATOR PWRED THE WX RADAR; CAPT DECIDED TO LAND IN ZZZ AND CHK GENERATOR. WE DID. PLANE REMOVED FROM SVC. PAX AND CREW CONTINUED ON TO ZZZ1 ON A VERY LIGHT FLT. THE SURGE OF THE GENERATOR FLASHED THE LAVATORY AISLE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CHIME WENT ON AND OFF WITH THE LIGHTS (NOT THE CABIN LIGHTS -- THEY WERE FINE). OTHERWISE NOTHING NOTABLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.