What was found
PILOT REPORTED LOW VOLTAGE OF 22 VOLTS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. GROUND CHECK OF ALTERNATOR IDENTIFIED IT DEFECTIVE. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2012
- Submitted
- August 13, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N57AF
- Make and model
- Cessna 172RG
- Aircraft serial
- 17281046
- Aircraft time
- 9,812 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360F1A6
- System (JASC)
- 2400 · Electrical Power System
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 991059111
- Part serial
- HL040926
- Condition
- Defective
- Part time
- 1,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.