N2129
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 2015-09-09.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (E&E BAY)
NR 1 INERTIAL REF UNIT RACK FAN INVERTER SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DURING GND OPERATION WITH GND POWER APPLIED. THE ENCLOSED UNIT APPEARS TO HAVE EJECTED ITS COVER, INTERNAL PARTS & POTTING, INCLUDING A TOROIDAL TRANSFORMER. THERE ARE SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE & MELTED VARNISH & POTTING COMPOUND INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ON THE CASE & EJECTED PARTS. THE CREW DID DETECT AN ELEC BURNING ODOR MOMENTARILY, EMITTED FROM THE LT AVIONICS RACK AREA. NO CB POPPED & ONLY FURTHER INDICATION TO THE CREW OF A FAILURE, WAS A LONG DELAYED & INTERMITTENT NR 1 IRU FAN FAIL, CAS MSG AT 1 POINT DURING NR 1 IRU OPERATION. AFFECTS TO THE AREA SURROUNDING & EXTERNAL TO THE UNIT INCLUDE CONTAMINATION FROM EJECTED DEBRIS & MELTED VARNISH. ONLY A THOROUGH CLEANUP OF THE AREA REQUIRED TO CORRECT. REPLACING THE OTHER 2 REMAINING LIKE UNITS THAT ARE INSTALLED IN THE ACFT. THE MFG HAS A NEW & IMPROVED PART TO REPLACE THIS.