Service difficulty report · Inverter · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 5, 2012
Submitted
December 2, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N929BW
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1630
Aircraft time
3,033 hours, 2,678 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
193 hours, 104 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
SPC60A
Part serial
0913
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
3,033 hours, 2,678 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

NR 1 INVERTER FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. LEFT MICROPHONE STUCK IN TRANSMIT POSTION. PILOT DESENDED BELOW 18,0000 AND SQUAWKED 7600. PILOT REPORTED HSI EFIS SCREEN FAILED. PILOTS SIDE HSI WAS SWITCHED TO DISPLAY ON MFD. LANDING WAS MADE UNEVENTFUL. INSTALLED INVERTER AFTER REPAIR, OPS CHECKED GOOD. INSTALLED NEW PILOTS SIDE HAND MICROPHONE, OPS CHECKED GOOD. RERACKED DPU FOR PILOTS SIDE EFIS. REPLACED DPU COOLING FAN FUSE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. FLIGHT CHECKED GOOD.