What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, LOWER FRONT ATTACHMENT EAR FOR ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THROUGH AND BROKEN. PROBABLE CAUSE IS VIBRATION, POOR MFG OR MATERIAL FAILURE. NO RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2004
- Submitted
- February 24, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4130W
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843204
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 2420 · AC Generation System
- Part
- Housing
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 99 hours
- Component
- Alternator
- Component part number
- ACU8532LS
- 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.