Service difficulty report · Inverter · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 4, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
27,916 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac System
Part time
26,709 hours, 27,114 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THEY NOTICED THAT THE PRIMARY INVERTER CAUTION LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL AS THE PRIMARY INVERTER POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE INVERTER BY DISCONNECTING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND THE SMOKE CLEARED. THE PRIMARY INVERTER WAS THEN REPLACED AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE.