Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 5, 2016
Submitted
October 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
152
Aircraft time
68,521 hours, 76,740 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Primary Inverter
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PRIMARY INVERTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH CAPTAIN'S FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WENT DARK AND TRANSPONDER FAILED. FOLLOWED CHECK LIST AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. FOUND PRIMARY AND AUX INVERTER CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED.