Service difficulty report · Inverter · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
February 27, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24040
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

CVR - FLT 950 - SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN MOST LIKELY RELATED TO STANDBY INVERTER. FOUND STANDBY INVERTER BLOWN. REPLACED INVERTER AND OPS CHECKED PER MM. ALL CHECKS PER MM OK. STATIC INVERTER WAS SOURCE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. (M)