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A B757's EICAS alerted 'main batt charger' while in oceanic cruise. After consulting with maintenance and dispatch; the flight diverted to an enroute airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 893833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DC Generation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Relief Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
During en-route phase of flight EICAS status message 'main battery charger' annunciated. Conferred with maintenance technician and dispatch then followed the maintenance message for occurrence and diverted to nearest suitable airport. Declared an emergency for overweight landing. No further problems encountered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757's EICAS alerted 'MAIN BATT CHARGER' while in oceanic cruise. After consulting with Maintenance and Dispatch; the flight diverted to an enroute airport.
Narrative: During en-route phase of flight EICAS status message 'Main Battery Charger' annunciated. Conferred with Maintenance Technician and Dispatch then followed the maintenance message for occurrence and diverted to nearest suitable airport. Declared an emergency for overweight landing. No further problems encountered.
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.