Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech V35B

Difficulty date
June 24, 2010
Submitted
June 25, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2050Z
Make and model
Beech V35B
Aircraft serial
D10193
Part
Wire
Part number
P64A18
Condition
Shorted
Location
Alternator
Part time
4,402 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER IN FLIGHT AND COULD NOT RESET THE ALTERNATOR SWITCH. AFTER INSPECTION, FOUND ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE TO THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR (P64A18) HAD CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SHIELDING SHORTED OUT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. ALTERNATOR WIRES SHOULD BE INSPECTED CLOSELY AT ANNUAL OR 100 HR INSPECTIONS.

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