Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
February 18, 2014
Submitted
February 18, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5519A
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1337
Aircraft time
23,451 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
104 hours
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
3538013273
Part serial
0908J
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Alternator
Part time
4,202 hours, 16,808 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ALTERNATOR FAILED. TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ALTERNATOR FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTALLED, ALTERNATOR OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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