Hawker 800 captain experiences near total electrical failure for undetermined reasons at FL350 in day VMC. Could not contact ATC initially but did squawk 7700 before commencing diversion to nearest suitable airport.

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Attributes
ACN	847429
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	BAe 125 Series 800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Power
Person 1
Function	Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 8300 Flight Crew Type 500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

At 35000 ft we had an almost complete electrical failure. We initially couldn't call ATC -- squawked 7700; finally got a hold of ATC. Declared an emergency and proceeded for nearest suitable airport. We got electrical back -- fully it appeared on descent. Landed normally. There was no checklist for the emergency that we had. This wasn't supposed to happen in a hawker.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Hawker 800 Captain experiences near total electrical failure for undetermined reasons at FL350 in day VMC. Could not contact ATC initially but did squawk 7700 before commencing diversion to nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: At 35000 FT we had an almost complete electrical failure. We initially couldn't call ATC -- squawked 7700; finally got a hold of ATC. Declared an emergency and proceeded for nearest suitable airport. We got electrical back -- fully it appeared on descent. Landed normally. There was no checklist for the emergency that we had. This wasn't supposed to happen in a Hawker.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.