What was found
SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SHORT NOTED IN COCKPIT AND IN CABIN BY THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF THE ACARS AND THE INVERTER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACARS MANAGEMENT COMPUTER AND THE NR 2 INVERTER.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N334AE
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B334
- System (JASC)
- 2422 · AC Inverter
- Part
- Inverter
- Part number
- PC251123C
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 2
- Part time
- 9,625 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.