What was found
CONTACTOR FAILS DURING USE, DUE TO IT BEING A CONTINUOUS DUTY RELAY, WAS INTERMITTENT PRIOR TO FAILURE. (THIS IS FOR THE ALTERNATOR OUTPUT TO THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY BUSS.)
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2003
- Submitted
- March 14, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N203KS
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8856
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Contactor
- Part number
- X610007
- Part serial
- OED8824V
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 30 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.