Service difficulty report · Inverter · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
July 19, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
PC250
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF OSCILLATION IN COMPASS CARD OF EHSI, DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM CAUSED BY VOLTAGE FLUX OF NR 1 AC BUS. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT VOLTAGE FLUX ONLY PRESENT WHEN INVERTER OPERATED AT APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 20 PERCENT OF FULL LOAD. IT ALSO FOUND THAT BOTH INVERTERS ON A/C PRESENTED SAME PROBLEM. INVERTERS ARE MARATHON POWER TECHNOLOGIES MODEL PC-250, SER-NO 4343&4346. BOTH INVERTS ARE AT MOD LEVEL C. WHEN INVERTS W/O MOD C WERE INST IN A/C PROBLEM NO LONGER PRESENT.