What was found
AFTER 46.9 HOURS OF OPERATION OF A NEWLY OVERHAULED ALTERNATOR, OUTPUT CEASED. HAD UNIT TESTED AND FOUND THE ROTOR OPEN, NO CURRENT FLOW THROUGH ROTOR. BRUSHES WERE GOOD. (K)
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2005
- Submitted
- August 4, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9284A
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 288616041
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 2420 · AC Generation System
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 4111810R
- Part serial
- F014728
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rotor,Internal
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.