Service difficulty report · Inverter · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 30, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
39,448 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) ACFT DEPARTED AND A FEW MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO AN AC BUS FAILURE, RESULTING IN SOME INSTRUMENT FAILURES. NO EMERGENCY OR ASSISTANCE REQUIRED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE ACFT LANDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND DETERMINED THAT THE LT INVERTER WAS AT FAULT. THE INVERTER WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTION TESTED SERVICEABLE. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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