# SDR CA150902003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 1, 2015
- Submitted: April 22, 2016
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft time: 62,111 hours
- Engine: Pwa PW120A
- Propeller: Hamstd 14SF7
- System (JASC): [2422 · AC Inverter](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2422)
- Part: Inverter
- Part number: DH103024600C
- Condition: Overheated
- Location: Aux
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: H
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA150902003

## Discrepancy

(CAN) AUXILIARY INVERTER CAUTION ON IN FLIGHT.  THE CREW NOTICED A STRONG ODOR AND SMOKE BECAME APPARENT.  EMERGENCY DECLARED.  EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ACTIONED.  MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED. CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET.  AUXILIARY INVERTER REPLACED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE.  CAUTION LIGHT OUT.  A VERY STRONG ODOR WAS NOTICED FROM THE REMOVED INVERTER.  FULL PN FOR THE INVERTER: DH-1030-24-600-CSIIB.

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