What was found
ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED. NO OUTPUT. DISASSEMBLED, FOUND ONE BRUSH WORN AND OTHER MISSING. I SUSPECT BRUSH WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE SPRING FOUND ITS WAY TO THE COMMUTATOR, WRAPPING ITSELF AROUND IT. BRUSH NOT LOCATED.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2002
- Submitted
- June 24, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N166ME
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8446
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 991059111RX
- Part serial
- A157762
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 721 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.