What was found
ALTERNATOR DRIVE COUPLING FAILED ON LT AND RT ALTERNATOR, IN IMC SIMULTANEOUSLY. COUPLING FAILURE RESULTED IN TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, RT ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2007
- Submitted
- January 17, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N321AK
- Make and model
- Piper PA34220T
- Aircraft serial
- 3447021
- Aircraft time
- 4,479 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360KB
- Engine time
- 4,479 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3AF32C509
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Coupling
- Part number
- 635796
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 4,479 hours
- Component
- Alternator · Cont
- Component part number
- 653344
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H, G
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.