Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Gulstm GVSPG550

Difficulty date
June 4, 2013
Submitted
June 28, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N550JD
Make and model
Gulstm GVSPG550
Aircraft serial
5032
Part
Power Supply
Part number
70244401901
Part serial
03111582
Condition
Burned
Location
Equipment Rack
Part time
3,352 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURIN POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION THE TECH NOTICED TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. MAU3B PRIMARY AND MAU3B SECONDARY. TECH RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER NOTICED A HOT ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SAW A SMOKE HAZE COMING FROM THE LT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RACK. CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT TRIP AGAIN. DURING INSPECTION, POWER SUPPLY WAS FOUND SCORCHED AND HAD SEVERAL COMPONENTS COMPLETELY BURNED OFF. REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE AND SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.