Service difficulty report · Inverter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 11, 2005
Submitted
June 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16951
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145063
Aircraft time
16,011 hours, 12,173 cycles
Part
Inverter
Part number
524864
Part serial
197456018
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Bay Fan
Part time
16,026 hours, 12,185 cycles
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

BHM - FLIGHT 3240, THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT DURING CRUISE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BHM WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE FORWARD AVIONICS RECIRC FAN ON MEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH ON FLIGHT 2026 ON 06/13/05 WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INVERTER FOR THE AVIONICS FAN, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, REMOVED THE MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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