Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 18, 2017
Submitted
May 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
543
Aircraft time
44,971 hours, 27,155 cycles
Part
Static Inverter
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, ALL FUEL INDICATIONS DISPLAYED XX AND ALL FUEL INDICATIONS ON OVERHEAD PANEL WENT BLANK. ACRID ODOR AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT AND TWO LOUD BANGS WERE HEARD FROM THE E& E COMPARTEMENT. SHUTDOWN ENGINES AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT, FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED THE ACRID ODOR IN THE E & E COMPARTEMENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE STATIC INVERTER BURNED WITH INTERNAL PARTS EXPLODED. PERFORMED A DETAILLED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL WIRES AND BUNDLE CABLES FOR BURNING, NOTHING FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STATIC INVERTER IAW MM 24-24-11-04, OPS CHECKED OK . ALL SYSTEM ARE WORKING NORMALY, ACFT READY FOR SERVICE.

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