Service difficulty report · Inverter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 18, 2008
Submitted
October 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145128
Aircraft time
23,302 hours, 18,497 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,376 hours, 14,242 cycles
Part
Inverter
Part number
78241
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5909, STL TO IAH. DURING TEST THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE NEXT TO THE OVERWING EXIT WAS FOUND TO BE INOP. MAINTENANCE SWAPPED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SLAVED IN A NEW BATTERY PACK FOR TROUBLESHOOTING WITH NO FIX. THE NR 5 INVERTER WAS THEN REPLACED AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY.

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