Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
May 1, 2002
Submitted
May 1, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8202
Aircraft time
1,184 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Voltage Reg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ALTERNATOR FIELD C/B POPED IN FLIGHT. PILOT RESET C/B, SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, C/B POPED AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT MNN. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM DETERMINED THAT THE RED VOLTAGE REGULATOR WIRE HAD SHORTED ON THE GROUNDING POST OF THE RELAY BELOW CAUSING A SHORTED WIRE FROM THAT POINT TO THE 5 AMP C/B, ALTERNATOR FIELD.

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