Service difficulty report · Converter · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
April 7, 2016
Submitted
April 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14538
Aircraft time
4,257 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
4,078 hours, 10,424 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
EL9903
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac/Dc
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING THE FLIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL, AN ELEC BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED BY THE MED CREW. THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WAS NOT WORKING DO TO SOME TYPE OF ELEC FAILURE. TURNED OFF THE POWER TO THE MEDICAL OUTLET & DIVERTED FROM MY COURSE & LANDED SAFELY. ACFT WAS INSPECTED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EMS OUTLET WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT AN A/C D/C ADAPTER HAD FAILED CAUSING THE ODOR IN THE CABIN, THUS CAUSING THE INVERTER PN SS100 TO FAIL.

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