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An MD80 flight crew experienced a battery charger failure that required landing at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 705595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : colns |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.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 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 705595 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out passing about FL180; we got a battery charger light. We followed the QRH and even called technician; the QRH led us to land at the nearest suitable airport. Since we were going to be overweight for landing; the dispatcher and myself decided to use iad because it had the best WX and longest runway. We landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A BATTERY CHARGER FAILURE THAT REQUIRED LNDG AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT PASSING ABOUT FL180; WE GOT A BATTERY CHARGER LIGHT. WE FOLLOWED THE QRH AND EVEN CALLED TECHNICIAN; THE QRH LED US TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. SINCE WE WERE GOING TO BE OVERWT FOR LNDG; THE DISPATCHER AND MYSELF DECIDED TO USE IAD BECAUSE IT HAD THE BEST WX AND LONGEST RWY. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.