What was found
OIL LEAKING ONTO RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT UNDERBELLY OBSERVED IN POSTFLIGHT. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR OIL LEAK. INSPECTED NR 2 ALTERNATOR. FOUND MOUNTING BASE OF ALTERNATOR IS CRACKED AND SOME OIL LEAKING OUT OF ALTERNATOR.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2016
- Submitted
- July 12, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N590MM
- Make and model
- Cessna 206H
- Aircraft serial
- 20608339
- Aircraft time
- 2,389 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AC1A5
- Engine time
- 2,035 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly B3D36C432
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- BC4251
- Part serial
- 0111499K
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.