MD80 flight crew reports major electrical malfunction at 10000 feet during climb out. An emergency is declared and the flight returns for a normal landing.

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Attributes
ACN	753413
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
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	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	753413
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Passing 10000 ft on climb out aircraft made a loud clanking noise followed by a left AC xtie; left generator and left AC bus failure. Bus would not reset and the #1 flight attendant reported light electrical burning smell with no smoke. We declared an emergency and returned for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW REPORTS MAJOR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AT 10000 FEET DURING CLIMB OUT. AN EMERGENCY IS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNS FOR A NORMAL LANDING.

Narrative: PASSING 10000 FT ON CLBOUT ACFT MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A L AC XTIE; L GENERATOR AND L AC BUS FAILURE. BUS WOULD NOT RESET AND THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED LIGHT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WITH NO SMOKE. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED FOR LNDG.

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.