SDR 2014F00085

Service difficulty report · Alternator · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 23, 2014
Submitted
April 23, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N577EF
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3077
Aircraft time
17,061 hours, 16,201 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Engine time
3,257 hours, 1,760 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Alternator
Part number
20040
Part serial
1099
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
2,299 hours, 2,263 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH, FL 140, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON THE RT ENGINE. THEY IMMEDIATELY FEATHERED THEN SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR TEAM DISCOVERED THE RT ENGINE'S ALTERNATOR HALVES HAD SEPARATED, THIS CAUSED THE SEALED SPLINE SHAFT TO RETRACT FROM THE REDUCTION GEARBOX. THE END RESULT WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL OUT OF THE REDUCTION GEARBOX.