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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Spokane, WA · November 11, 2011

Date: November 11, 2011 · 06:18 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Spokane International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: APCA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N36319
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N36319Registration cancelled May 7, 2019 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870318 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airpac 55 departed Spokane International, and while in the climb experienced a total electrical failure. Airpac 55 delcared an emergency, returned to kgeg and landed without incident. Investigation included a checkout of the complete electrical system from the battery to alternators to the buss, with no faults found. Removed and tested the alternators, found both aternators servicable, hower, the alternator drives were both worn and had sheared their drives.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPAC 55 DEPARTED SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL, AND WHILE IN THE CLIMB EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. AIRPAC 55 DELCARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO KGEG AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION INCLUDED A CHECKOUT OF THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FROM THE BATTERY TO ALTERNATORS TO THE BUSS, WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND TESTED THE ALTERNATORS, FOUND BOTH ATERNATORS SERVICABLE, HOWER, THE ALTERNATOR DRIVES WERE BOTH WORN AND HAD SHEARED THEIR DRIVES.

Other reports on N36319 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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