Service difficulty report · Inverter · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
December 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14628
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27532
Part
Inverter
Part number
39B1681C
Condition
Burnt
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
14,577 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CABIN CREW REPORTED FUMES HAVING A HOT PLASTIC SMELL IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WHILE EN ROUTE FROM CLE TO PHL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MDT WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE STATIC INVERTER AT FAULT. THE STATIC INVERTER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.