Service difficulty report · Inverter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 28, 2018
Submitted
March 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14991
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145278
Aircraft time
41,739 hours, 31,918 cycles
Part
Inverter
Part number
550531621
Part serial
18005
Condition
Faulty
Location
Flood Light
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE FROM ABOVE EICAS APPEARED TO COME FROM FLOOD LIGHT OVER EICAS. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE FLOOD LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FLOOD LIGHT ABOVE EICAS AND REPLACED POWER INVERTER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. FLOOD LIGHT P/N 10-123C

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