What was found
INVERTER FAILED DURING START. ON ENGINE START THE FLIGHT DECK FILLED WITH SMOKE. PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO A FAILED STATIC INVERTER. REPLACED ENGINE INSTRUMENT (2500 VA) INVERTER PER SMP581 24-20.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2003
- Submitted
- January 2, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404LC
- Make and model
- Lkheed 382G
- Aircraft serial
- 4763
- Aircraft time
- 49,132 hours, 31,151 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2422 · AC Inverter
- Part
- Static Inverter
- Part number
- IC25001HCM1629
- Part serial
- HC000211
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.