What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE ALTERNATOR FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE FAULTY. R & R CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ALTERNATOR OPS CHECKED WAS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2012
- Submitted
- October 10, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8251C
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1543
- Aircraft time
- 21,747 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520BB
- Engine time
- 1,149 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- 3538013273
- Part serial
- 0843
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 2,898 hours, 11,592 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.