Service difficulty report · Inverter · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 12, 2014
Submitted
February 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
308
Aircraft time
5,316,554 hours, 59,107 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part number
DH103024600C1
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Auxilary
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING BOARDING, SMOKE ODOR INDICATED ON FLIGHT DECK WITH POSSIBLE CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, IMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY SMOKE BEHIND CAPTAIN`S SEAT AND FLASH OF POSSIBLE SECONDARY INVERTER CAUTION LIGHT. FOUND AUXILARY INVERTER INOPERATIVE. R & R INVERTER. OPS CHECKED GOOD. INSPECTED ACFT FOR OBVIOUS DEFECTS. NONE NOTED AT THIS TIME.