Service difficulty report · Inverter · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
390
Aircraft time
35,256 hours, 38,779 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
DH103024600C
Part serial
2438S8
Condition
Burned
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
41,398 hours, 45,926 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

FISH ODOR IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED ALL INVERTERS, FOUND PRIMARY INVERTER TWICE AS HOT AS OTHER 2 (INVERTERS), REMOVED AND REPLACED TOP PRIMARY INVERTER. GROUND RAN ACFT, NO DEFECTS OR NEW ODOR NOTED, OPS CK'D