Service difficulty report · Inverter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 22, 2011
Submitted
September 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24623
Aircraft time
74,559 hours, 23,415 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Inverter
Part serial
33
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE BATTERY CHARGER EICAS STATUS MESSAGE. FOUND THE STATIC INVERTER EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. SUSPECT THE STATIC INVERTER IS CAUSING THE CHRONIC PROBLEM . REPLACED STATIC INVERTER PER MM, SYSTEM TESTED OKAY.