Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
June 7, 2019
Submitted
June 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600TN
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
0505
Aircraft time
5,367 hours, 3,185 cycles
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
SC100
Part serial
174
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft Cargo
Part time
5,367 hours, 3,184 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
B, F, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 38,000 FT WHEN AN ODOR WAS DETECTED WITH LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CREW RECEIVED AN "AFT BAGG SMOKE" WARNING, WHICH RESULTED IN CREW DISCHARGING BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT, KBNA. NO FIRE WAS PRESENT IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND A STATIC INVERTER COOLING FAN FAILED CAUSING THE INVERTER TO OVERHEAT. INSTALLED REPAIRED INVERTER AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES, WORK PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMB600 AMM 24-23-00. AFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO BEING DISCHARGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST.

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