Service difficulty report · Cap · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
December 15, 2006
Submitted
February 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N88CP
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760500
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Cap
Part number
SPC38G
Part serial
505
Condition
Burned
Location
Inverter Filter
Part time
3,240 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INVERTER WIRING: THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 INVERTER CAUTION LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN THE INVERTER WAS SELECTED OFF. AFTER VERIFYING THE PROPER VOLTAGE AT THE RDAU THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAN AGAIN AND THE INVERTER CAUTION LIGHT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMAL. UPON AIRCRAFT RETURN FROM A TRIP THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 INVERTER WAS FAILED BUT STILL SHOWED VOLTAGE INDICATION ON THE DISPLAY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM A SEVERELY BURNED AND MELTED WIRE WAS FOUND IN THE AC JUNCTION BOX. UPON REMOVAL OF THE AC JUNCTION BOX THE FOLLOWING WIRES WERE REPLACED. (THIS WAS THE SEVERELY BURNED WIRE). THE OTHER 2 WIRES LISTED WERE REPLACED DUE TO COLLATERAL DAMAGE FROM WIRE NR W1-036-0-22N THE INSULATION ON THESE 2 WIRES