Service difficulty report · Cas Warning · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331MX
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3074
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Cas Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL PRIOR TO REACHING V1, THE CREW WAS ALERTED BY THE CAS SYSTEM THAT THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED AN INVERTER BUS FAIL. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN AMBER MESSAGE ON THE EICAS SCREEN. THE FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MTN AIR EXPRESS MX PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT IN ADDITION TO CONDUCTING A SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 24-22-00, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.