Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 2, 2019
Submitted
December 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N890CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0006
Aircraft time
16,386 hours, 28,821 cycles
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
99102932
Part serial
1321
Condition
Failed
Location
Windshield Heat
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

PILOT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE ELECTRIC WINDSHIELD WAS TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE STATIC INVERTER FOR THE WINDSHIELD HEAT TO HAVE A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE INVERTER AND SUPPRESSOR WERE REPLACED WITH NOT ADDITIONAL DEFECTS NOTED.

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