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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Erie, PA · January 22, 2001

Date: January 22, 2001 · 16:14 local
Place: Erie, PA
Airport: Erie International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9167P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N9167PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4655 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The pilot stated: at cruise flight he scanned the instrument panel, noting the digital anmeter indicated 11.6 amps. This indicated losss of alternator output. He then notified ATC of this problem, shut off all unnecessary equipment and did not declare an emergency, but made a normal landing at Erie airport. He then taxied to north coast aviation for necessary repairs. The alternator was removed for overhaul and re-installation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED: AT CRUISE FLIGHT HE SCANNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, NOTING THE DIGITAL ANMETER INDICATED 11.6 AMPS. THIS INDICATED LOSSS OF ALTERNATOR OUTPUT. HE THEN NOTIFIED ATC OF THIS PROBLEM, SHUT OFF ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, BUT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AT ERIE AIRPORT. HE THEN TAXIED TO NORTH COAST AVIATION FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL AND RE-INSTALLATION.

Other reports on N9167P · 1

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