Wasaya Airways flight makes emergency landing due to strong electrical odor and failure of instruments – VisionSafe

Wasaya Airways flight makes emergency landing due to strong electrical odor and failure of instruments

Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Wasaya Airways de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-FABA performing flight WSG-815 from Big Trout Lake,ON to Pickle Lake,ON (Canada) with just 2 crew on board, was enroute when the crew received warning indications for the primary and secondary inverters, a strong electrical smell developed. At the same time the captain’s and first officer’s instruments flagged “off”. The crew pulled the bus tie circuit breaker and continued to Pickle Lake on the stand by instruments. The smell subsided and the aircraft landed safely in Pickle Lake.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the secondary inverter and inverter paralleling control box. A service difficulty report was filed.

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