Service difficulty report · Inverter · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
November 19, 2004
Submitted
January 19, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N326CA
Make and model
Beech 99A
Aircraft serial
U135
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Inverter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, RT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TO 500. AC RETURNED, WHERE THE TORQUE SYSTEM WAS JET CAL, GAUGES SWAPPED SIDE TO SIDE AND ALL SYSTEMS WORKED AS REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTS AN ELECTRICAL SPIKE FROM THE NR 1 INVERTER. THE GAUGES STUCK ON 500 BUT DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN INVERTER NR 2 SELECTED. INVERTER NR 1 AND NR 2 INSPECTED, CONNECTOR PLUG, INSPECTED THE WIRES, NOTHING WAS FOUND AND MAINTENANCE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SWITCH OF INVERTERS PRODUCED NO PROBLEMS WITH TORQUE SYSTEM. (K)

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