What was found
DURING FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED LOW VOLTAGE INDICATION. RESET ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCESSFUL. PILOT RETURNED TO STATION. ALTERNATOR BRUSHES FOUND TO BE WORN BEYOND USE.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2007
- Submitted
- November 8, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1180
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR20
- Aircraft serial
- 1576
- Aircraft time
- 494 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 494 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Brushes
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 494 hours
- Component
- Alternator · Cessna
- Component part number
- 991059511
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.