Service difficulty report · Inverter · Amd FALCONF

Difficulty date
May 9, 2014
Submitted
May 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N236TW
Make and model
Amd FALCONF
Aircraft serial
236
Aircraft time
13,743 hours, 12,135 cycles
Part
Inverter
Part number
SS200DC
Part serial
166
Condition
Failed
Location
Entertain Sys
Part time
1,954 hours, 1,406 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE SMELLED AN ELEC ODOR IN CABIN. DETECTED ODOR SOURCE TO BE IN LAVATORY AREA WHERE ENTERTAINMENT SYS EQUIP LOCATED. DEACTIVATED ENTERTAINMENT SYS POWER BY PULLING CB. CABIN WAS VENTED MOMENTARILY TO ALLEVIATE REMAINING ODOR. FLIGHT CONTINUED. ENTERTAINMENT SYS INVERTER HAD FAILED. MEL 25-6 PASSENGER CONVENIENCE ITEMS APPLIED TO THE ENTERTAINMENT SYS.