Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 23, 2015
Submitted
December 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131AJ
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
381
Aircraft time
17,044 hours, 11,308 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Amplifier
Part number
000
Part serial
0000
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Equip Bay
Part time
11,308 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

PILOT'S FIRST REPORT, AFTER START, SEC INV LIGHT CAME ON. RESET THE SWITCH TWICE & THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. FOUND LOWER CONNECTOR UNSEATED. CLEANED CONNECTOR & RESEATED. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. PILOT'S SECOND REPORT, AFTER TAKEOFF AT FL 350, ACFT SPIKED TO 140 - 150 VOLTS & A SUDDEN CHANGE IN AUTOPILOT PITCH. TURNED SEC INV OFF, VOLTAGE WENT BACK TO 120V, INV LIGHT CAME ON. R & R SECONDARY INVERTER, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. AUTOPILOT ALSO CHECKED GOOD. NO REPEATS AFTER INVERTER REPLACEMENT.

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