Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 6, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
33,079 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Connector
Part number
116250
Condition
Failed
Location
Load Equalizer
Component
Inverter · DH103024600C
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) COMPONENT RESPONSIBLE FOR INVERTER FAILURE IS SOLDER CONNECTION ON LOAD EQUALIZER SUBASSEMBLY P/N 116250. ON APPROACH, PRIMARY INVERTER, SECONDARY INVERTER, AND AUX INVERTER, L26AC BUS, AND R26AC BUS CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER AUX INVERTER SWITCHED OFF, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND BOTH 26AC BUS LIGHTS WENT OUT. CREW BROKE OFF APPROACH AND AC RETURNED. COULD NOT FAULT ON GROUND. PRIMARY INVERTER VOLTAGE INDICATING 107V AND REPLACED. AUX INVERTER REPLACED FOR T/S. ALL RELATED CONNECTOR PLUGS AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS INSPECTED SVC. INVERTERS SENT TO VENDOR AND RETURNED WITH S/N 1814-S8 CONFIRMING FAULT, AND NAMING SOLDER CONNECTION ON LOAD EQUALIZER SUBASSEMBLY AS CULPRIT COMPONENT P/N 116250.