Service difficulty report · Inverter · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
SPC10PW
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac System
Part time
4,967 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
H, 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) AFTER TAKEOFF, BOTH AC BUSSES WENT OFF THE LINE. COULD NOT BE RESET. BOTH ATTITUDE AND HEADING REFERENCE WERE LOST. AS THEY WERE IN VMC CONDITIONS, RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT HAND INVERTER WAS AT FAULT. BUT A SINGLE LOSS SHOULD NOT BECOME A TOTAL A/C LOSS. RAYTHEON CONTACTED. SUBMITTER STATED APPARENTLY A MOD HAD BEEN MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS NOT MANDATORY. MOD INTRODUCED TO COVER S/N 804 AND AFTER. THE UNITS IN THE CASE WERE RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT WITH POST S/N 804 THAT HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. PART TC: 5,870.

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