Service difficulty report · Inverter · Airbus A310304

Difficulty date
April 26, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A310304
Aircraft time
46,332 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
358401001
Part serial
218
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT DECK PREPARATION WITH EXTERNAL POWER OFF AND BATTERIES POWER ON, SMOKE ODOR WAS NOTICED IN FLIGHT DECK. DURING INVESTIGATION FOUND STATIC INVERTER AT FAULT WITH THE SUPPLIED FUSE BLOWN. BOTH UNITS WERE REPLACED. ALSO THIS POWER PROBLEM DISABLED THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION COMPUTER AND THE FLIGHT WARNING COMPUTER. BOTH UNITS WERE ALSO REPLACED.

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