Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 19, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25981
Aircraft time
37,974 hours, 18,508 cycles
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
100201021000
Part serial
DV000310
Condition
Shorted
Location
Forward E & E
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

CREW REPORTED AT FL390 A/P DROPPED OFF AND LOST THE STANDBY BUS. STARTED TO SMELL A VERY SLIGHT ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT. F/A ALSO STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING IN CABIN. CREW PERFORMED POM PROCEDURE AND DIVERTED INTO FAT. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER LANDING, REPORTED A STANDBY INVERTED STATUS MESSAGE. ALL OTHER SYSTEM INDICATIONS REPORTED AS NOMINAL. REPLACED STATIC INVERTER PER MM. OPS CHECKS OK. EICAS MSG ERASED. ITEM CLEARED.