Service difficulty report · Bracket · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
August 7, 2019
Submitted
August 7, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N569DS
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
648
Aircraft time
2,860 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Engine time
2,860 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HMC2YR1BF
Part
Bracket
Part number
LALU8421LS
Condition
Damaged
Location
Alternator
Part time
2,860 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ALTERNATOR ATTACHMENT BRACKET MOUNTING HOLES ELONGATED CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR FAN/FLYWHEEL TO GRIND AGAINST THE ALTERNATOR ATTACHMENT BRACKET LEADING TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. THIS ENGINE WAS RECENTLY OVERHAULED AND HAD ONLY 80 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. THE FRONT BUSHING AND MOUNTING HOLE IN THE BRACKET WERE SERIOUSLY ELONGATED ALONG WITH ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES IN THE BASE PLATE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS ALLOWED ENOUGH PLAY FOR THE ALTERNATOR FLY WHEEL TO CONTACT THE MOUNTING BRACKET.

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