Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cessna T206H

Difficulty date
May 24, 2011
Submitted
May 24, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2095S
Make and model
Cessna T206H
Aircraft serial
T20608442
Aircraft time
585 hours
Part
Control Unit
Part number
AC2101
Part serial
206741
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Alternator
Part time
585 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE ALTERNATOR FIELD CB POPPED SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE START, THEN CB RESET RESULTING IN NORMAL ALTERNATOR OPERATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT. CAREFUL TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NO APPARENT FAULTS. SB04-24-01 IS DIRECTLY AIMED AT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT IS NOT APPLICABLE TO ANY OF THE SN OF EITHER THIS ACFT, THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT, OR THE ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT. HOWEVER, THE BULLETIN REQUIRES THAT A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT SHOULD BE MARKED "IC:4" OR HIGHER. THE ACU IN THIS ACFT WAS MARKED "IC:3". SUGGEST MFG EXPAND THEIR SB TO INCLUDE OTHER ACFT WHICH MAY BE SO AFFECTED.

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