Service difficulty report · Inverter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 6, 2017
Submitted
May 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29513
Aircraft time
54,101 hours, 21,800 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
100201022090
Part serial
CJ002245
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

MID. DESCENT 24K STRONG ELECTRICAL FUME SMELL. RAN SMOKE, FIRE , OR FUMES CHECKLIST PER QRH. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. SAFELY LANDED DESTINATION WITH FUMES PARTIALLY DISAPPEARED. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 05-96-70, FOUND STATIC INVERTER INOP AND STRONG SMELL IN E&E COMPARTMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED STATIC INVERTER IAW AMM 24-34-21. OPS CHECK GOOD, CLEARED FAULT, OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.