Service difficulty report · Inverter · Beech A100

Difficulty date
November 19, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
11,433 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THE NR 2 INVERTER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. ON INVESTIGATION, THE NR 2 INVERTER AND ASSOCIATED RELAY WIRING SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THE WIRING FOR THE RELAY OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT ONE OF THE WIRES SEPARATED FROM THE POLE OF THE RELAY.

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