What was found
PILOT SMELLED HOT/BURNING PLASTIC DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NO SMOKE VISIBLE ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND MEDICAL AC INVERTER FAILED CAUSING SMELL.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2006
- Submitted
- July 7, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N770SL
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B1
- Aircraft serial
- S7135
- Aircraft time
- 6,056 hours, 19,658 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2422 · AC Inverter
- Part
- Inverter
- Part number
- 2A10001G
- Part serial
- L8919029
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Main Deck
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.