What was found
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN CRUISE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING. PROBLEM TRACED TO FAULTY ALTERNATOR.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 2011
- Submitted
- June 30, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4577
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8285
- Aircraft time
- 1,650 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 991059111
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,650 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.