Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
November 20, 2014
Submitted
December 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF14
Aircraft time
13,472 hours, 7,367 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Relay
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
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

INVERTER FAILURE MASTER CAUTION & FLASHING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED 3 DAYS IN A ROW. AFTER FIRST FAILURE PERFORMED OPERATION TEST OF INVERTERS UNDER CART & UNDER ENG POWER. NO DEFECTS SAME FAILURE THE NEXT DAY 15 MIN INTO FLIGHT. FOUND AUXILIARY CONNECTOR LOOSE. AFTER REINSTALLING CONNECTOR, INVERTERS CHECKED GOOD. AGAIN THE SAME FAILURE ON THE NEXT DAY 90 MIN INTO FLIGHT. R & R 115 VOLT AC INVERTER SELECT RELAY.