Service difficulty report · Printed Ckt Board · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 27, 2006
Submitted
August 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK295
Aircraft time
5,037 hours, 4,239 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Printed Ckt Board
Part number
1283641181
Part serial
982C00
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

KRWI - WHILE ON CLIMBOUT THE NR 1 INVERTER FAILED AND WAS FOLLOWED BY PUNGENT FUMES FROM THE LOWER CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO KRWI WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE FOUND CONTACTS A2 AND A1 OF THE K5 RELAY ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD A192 TO BE SHORTED TOGETHER. PCB A192 WAS REPLACED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WHILE RUNNING THE ENGINES ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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