Service difficulty report · Inverter · Piper PA31T2

Difficulty date
January 22, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31T2
Aircraft time
10,560 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
424MS
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Component
Ac Inverter
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, I, B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) A PORTABLE INVERTER WAS USING THE AIRCRAFT''S 28 VOLT SUPPLY TO POWER A LIFEPACK DEFLIBRILLATOR/MONITOR 120 V AT 3.5 AMPS. DURING CLIMB, THE PARAMEDIC ADVISED THE FLIGHT CREW OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE PARAMEDIC DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS THE PORTABLE INVERTER. FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION, ALL SMOKE GENERATION CEASED. IT APPEARS THAT THE SILICON RECTIFIER SHORTED.

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