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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · June 6, 2020

Date: June 6, 2020 · 07:30 local
Airport: Falcon Fld
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5136E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5136ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271729 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was on an instructional flight when it experienced an electrical failure. The CFI stated there was a ?loss of charging power and gps/com 1 shut down. Precautionary shut-down of electrical system due to unknown cause of failure. Called Falcon tower cab from cell phone in air and received instructions and landing clearance. Finally saw light gun signal from tower on 1 mile final.? The aircraft landed without further incident and taxied to its tie-down.

Maintenance personnel looked electrical system over and determined the alternator field wire was broken. Maintenance repaired the alternator field wire, battery was charged, engine test run and determined to be airworthy. Additional maintenance conducted was addition of two washers to the oil pressure valve. Aircraft returned to service and has experience no further electrical issues.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CFI STATED THERE WAS A ?LOSS OF CHARGING POWER AND GPS/COM 1 SHUT DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT-DOWN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE OF FAILURE. CALLED FALCON TOWER CAB FROM CELL PHONE IN AIR AND RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS AND LANDING CLEARANCE. FINALLY SAW LIGHT GUN SIGNAL FROM TOWER ON 1 MILE FINAL.? THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO ITS TIE-DOWN.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL LOOKED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OVER AND DETERMINED THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE, BATTERY WAS CHARGED, ENGINE TEST RUN AND DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY. ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED WAS ADDITION OF TWO WASHERS TO THE OIL PRESSURE VALVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS EXPERIENCE NO FURTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

Other reports on N5136E · 1

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

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