Service difficulty report · Inverter · Bell 212

Difficulty date
March 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
20,685 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT THE INVERTER FAILURE NR 2 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. EMERGENCY WAS DEALT WITH IAW THE CHECK LIST. AFTER LANDING AT MAINTENANCE FACILITY, THE AME QUICKLY DETERMINED THAT THE NR 2 INVERTER HAD FAILED. BURN MARKS ON THE OUTER CASE & A STRONG ODOR OF BURNED METAL/PLASTIC WAS DETECTED. NR 2 INVERTER WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT AND NO FURTHER FAULT WAS DETECTED.

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