What was found
INSPECTED ALTERNATOR AND FOUND ONE BRUSH WAS WORN PAST LIMITS, THE OTHER EXHIBITED IMMINENT FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2012
- Submitted
- July 25, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3122U
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E2431
- Aircraft time
- 3,241 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550B
- Engine time
- 1,626 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Brushes
- Part number
- 646853
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 1,626 hours
- Component
- Alternator · Cont
- Component part number
- 649304
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.