What was found
REPORTED ALTERNATOR INOPERATIVE. UPON REMOVAL OF ALTERNATOR FOUND ALTERNATOR DRIVE GEAR TO BE DESTROYED. REMOVED AND INSPECTED OIL FILTER. FOUND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2003
- Submitted
- May 19, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N918AA
- Make and model
- Cessna 335
- Aircraft serial
- 3350048
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520EB
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Drive Gear
- Part number
- 632018
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Alternator
- 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.