What was found
(CAN) ON START-UP, BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAPTAIN'S CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. PASSENGERS DEPLANED. INSPECTION FOUND THE PRIMARY INVERTER FAILED AND WAS CAUSING SMOKE.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8311
- Engine
- Pwa PW123
- System (JASC)
- 2422 · AC Inverter
- Part
- Inverter
- Part number
- DH103024600CS
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- E/E Bay
- Part time
- 19,144 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.