Service difficulty report · Converter · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
February 13, 2021
Submitted
February 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415MA
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1463
Aircraft time
14,238 hours, 7,204 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
38B934B
Part serial
N1347
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DEPARTED YIP TO EYW. DURING TAKE-OFF AFTER V1 THE CREW EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LEFT CONVERTER (AC&DC). THE TAKE-OFF WAS CONTINUED, ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE STATUS AND VECTORED THE CREW BACK TO YIP. THE PIC FLEW THE PLANE AND HANDLED THE RADIO. THE SIC CONDUCTED THE SINGLE CONVERTER FAIL AC-DC CHECKLIST. AFTER THE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETE THE CREW ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO THE ILS 5R AND THEN CONDUCTED A NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING. THE TOWER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR THE CREW BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AND AFTER THE LANDING THEY TAXIED NORMALLY BACK TO THE FBO.