Service difficulty report · Inverter · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
November 19, 2010
Submitted
November 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
29378
Aircraft time
33,565 hours, 10,699 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A STANDBY INVERTER MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY A REPORT OF FUMES IN THE CABIN. WATER HAD BEEN SPILLED IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDING NORMAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STATIC INVERTER AND THE BATTERY CHARGER. BOTH WERE WET AND SMELLED OF SMOKE. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. (2010-D1390) (DL75E103252)