What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED. REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2014
- Submitted
- October 22, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5540P
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1335
- Aircraft time
- 24,151 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520BB
- Engine time
- 304 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- 3538013273
- Part serial
- 1126
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 811 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.