Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
August 31, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft time
63,645 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E437
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
S282T0048
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP, WITH FLIGHT CREW ON-BOARD, PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE ACFT DOORS WERE OPEN AND THE ACFT LOADING WAS UNDERWAY. EICAS STATUS MESSAGE "STBY INVERTER" WAS NOTICED BY FLIGHT CREW ALONG WITH HEAVY SMOKE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO MX PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY. THE STBY INVERTER CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. ACFT POWER WAS SHUTOFF AND MX PERSONNEL REMOVED THE STATIC INVERTER UNIT. UPON MX INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STATIC INVERTER WAS AT FAULT. THE INVERTER WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. FLEET TEAM DIGEST 757-FTD-24-04001 -ISSUE TITLE: STATIC INVERTER FAILURE RESULTING IN SMOKE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND RELATES DIRECTLY TO THIS ISSUE.