Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna T210N

Difficulty date
February 14, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9242T
Make and model
Cessna T210N
Aircraft serial
21062962
Part
Battery
Part number
RG2411M
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING, ACFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. PERFORMED INSP AND TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND BATTERY, STARTER AND STARTER RELAY AT FAULT. ACFT HAD A BURNED WIRE, ELECTRICAL ODOR. FOUND THAT THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED AND IT ACTED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OVERCHARGING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE STARTER RELAY FAILED TO OPEN ONCE THE ENGINE STARTED.

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