Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
November 20, 2015
Submitted
November 24, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N582PU
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2042
Aircraft time
2,664 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
460 hours
Part
Alternator
Part number
653344
Part serial
HB121510
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
263 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

PILOTS REPORTED ALTERNATOR NR 2 INOPERATIVE WITH ASSOCIATED CAS WARNING MESSAGE. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED HIGH RESISTANCE OF THE FIELD CIRCUIT OF THE ALTERNATOR WHEN ROTATED, SEEMED ACCEPTABLE WHEN STATIC. PERFORMED FULL FIELD CHECK OF ALTERNATOR AND IT WAS STILL INOPERATIVE. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, WHICH THEN FUNCTIONAL CHECKED WAS GOOD.

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