What was found
RT ALTERNATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT AT NIGHT. ALTERNATOR FAILURE CAUSED BY DRIVE COUPLER FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2001
- Submitted
- February 22, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N304CW
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347870153
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360EB
- System (JASC)
- 2410 · Alternator-Generator Drive
- Part
- Coupler
- Part number
- 635796
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 170 hours
- Component
- Rt Engine · Cont
- Component part number
- TSIO360EB
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- H
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.