Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cessna T210N

Difficulty date
August 23, 2005
Submitted
August 23, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5416U
Make and model
Cessna T210N
Aircraft serial
21064890
Aircraft time
6,119 hours
Engine
Cont IO550*
Engine time
767 hours
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C402
Part
Alternator
Part number
F424R
Part serial
F002296
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP PRIOR TO 50 HOUR INSPECTION AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND DURING RUN UP. AFTER INSPECTION, PERFORMED POST INSPECTION RUN AND NOTICED A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AND SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALTERNATOR BELT WAS SLIPPING AROUND PULLEYS. ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND TO BE SEIZED UP. INSPECTED ALTERNATOR WITH BORESCOPE INSIDE OF BLAST TUBE BUT DID NOT FIND REASON FOR SEIZURE. ALTERNATOR WAS SENT BACK FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION. CAUSE OF SEIZURE AT THIS TIME IS UNKNOWN.

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