What happened
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(-23) During level flight, 7000 MSL, amp meter was reading 0, recycled alternator and amp meter returned to normal indication. Few minutes later medium size plume of smoke coming from instrument panel. Pilot turned off all electrical equipment and turned off the master switch, smoke dissipated and pilot returned to lvk without incident. Maintenance discovered that the voltage regulator and alternator have failed. The smoke was from the alternator circuit breaker, before it was tripped by the overload.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, 7000 MSL, AMP METER WAS READING 0, RECYCLED ALTERNATOR AND AMP METER RETURNED TO NORMAL INDICATION. FEW MINUTES LATER MEDIUM SIZE PLUME OF SMOKE COMING FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL. PILOT TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH, SMOKE DISSIPATED AND PILOT RETURNED TO LVK WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE FAILED. THE SMOKE WAS FROM THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER, BEFORE IT WAS TRIPPED BY THE OVERLOAD.
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