What was found
ALTERNATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. FOUND BRUSH BLOCK WIRE BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2010
- Submitted
- September 9, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N418AM
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40553
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Brush Block
- Component
- Alternator
- Component part number
- ALU8521
- 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.