What happened
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On 5/12/2015 at 1445 local time N885EA, a corvus airlines owned DHC-8-106 departed Anchorage, AK for kodiak, AK. On a scheduled FAR 121 filight. Wx was clear, dry and sunny. During climb out, at 2000 feet the crew smelled smoke and the PIC saw smoke. They donned masks, ran checklist and declared an emergency. The primary inverter caution light and master caution light illuminated and the PIC disabled the primary inverter. ATC vectored them back to Anchorage and they landed with 15 pax without incident. Maintenance discovered the primary inverter was inoperative and smelled like smoke. An SDR was created. The inverter is an on condition item and was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service. Corvus airline's electronic record systems showed no history on inverters failing. The dfdr and CVR were removed from the aircraft but replaced when it was discovered that the landing weight was 32,000 pounds (not causing an over weight or hard landing inspection). This incident is closed. NTSB did not issue an incident id number.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/12/2015 AT 1445 LOCAL TIME N885EA, A CORVUS AIRLINES OWNED DHC-8-106 DEPARTED ANCHORAGE, AK FOR KODIAK, AK. ON A SCHEDULED FAR 121 FILIGHT. WX WAS CLEAR, DRY AND SUNNY. DURING CLIMB OUT, AT 2000 FEET THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE AND THE PIC SAW SMOKE. THEY DONNED MASKS, RAN CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PRIMARY INVERTER CAUTION LIGHT AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PIC DISABLED THE PRIMARY INVERTER. ATC VECTORED THEM BACK TO ANCHORAGE AND THEY LANDED WITH 15 PAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE PRIMARY INVERTER WAS INOPERATIVE AND SMELLED LIKE SMOKE. AN SDR WAS CREATED. THE INVERTER IS AN ON CONDITION ITEM AND WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. CORVUS AIRLINE'S ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEMS SHOWED NO HISTORY ON INVERTERS FAILING. THE DFDR AND CVR WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BUT REPLACED WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING WEIGHT WAS 32,000 POUNDS (NOT CAUSING AN OVER WEIGHT OR HARD LANDING INSPECTION). THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. NTSB DID NOT ISSUE AN INCIDENT ID NUMBER.
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