Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Boeing 777*

Difficulty date
December 20, 2022
Submitted
January 27, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 777*
Aircraft serial
42238
Aircraft time
28,799 hours, 3,609 cycles
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
100201022090
Part serial
CJ010000
Condition
Burned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
28,800 hours, 3,609 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE HANGAR FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. AIRCRAFT WAS CONNECTED TO GPU AND POWERED UP. DURING AIRCRAFT FUNCTIONS, THE GPU AUTO SHUTDOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND SMOKE WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE MEC. AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE SMOKE WAS FOUND EMITTING FROM A STATIC INVERTER. THE STATIC INVERTER WAS REMOVED AND PLACED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OPEN. A SMALL FLAME WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE STATIC INVERTER AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT OUT THE FLAME.