Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
January 10, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft time
75,315 hours
Engine
Ge CF680A
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
7077604
Condition
Overheated
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE TOWING ACFT INTO THE HANGAR, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED, THE SOURCE WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE AVIONICS COMPARTMENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED THE STATIC INVERTER AS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE STATIC INVERTER EXHIBITED SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.