What was found
AC FREQUENCY CONVERTER, SUSTAINED AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE WITH NO ELECTRICAL LOAD APPLIED. FIRE BREACHED THE ALUMINUM CASE PRIOR TO ACTIVATION OF THE ACFT CIRCUIT PROTECTION.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2010
- Submitted
- September 9, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N601NA
- Make and model
- Lkheed S3B
- Aircraft serial
- 160607
- System (JASC)
- 2450 · AC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Converter
- Part number
- 100201021986
- Part serial
- HT001191
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Ac Electical Sys
- Part time
- 10 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A, B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.