Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 20, 2006
Submitted
February 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3199Q
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE213
Aircraft time
19,406 hours, 26,841 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
SPC10
Part serial
541
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT APPROX 200FT AGL THE LT AC BUSS FAILED, CREW TRIED RESET, AND THIS DIDN'T WORK, TRANSFER WAS SELECTED AND WORKED, CREW RETURNED TO STATION. FOUND STATIC INVERTER FAILED, REPLACED UNIT AND DURING SUBSEQUENT RUNS, FOUND INVERTER COOLING FAN HAD ALSO FAILED, REPLACED COOLING FAN, SYSTEM OPS CK GOOD DURING INTIAL 45 MINUTE GROUND OPS CK. ALSO FOUND WIRE DAMAGED BY SCREW CONTACTING WIRE GOING TO THE NR 1 INVERTER POWER SELECT, CAUSING A SECONDARY INTERMITTENT FAULT. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND SCREW REPLACED, SYSTEM OPS CK GOOD.

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