What was found
REPAIR FACILITY HAS ENCOUNTERED APPROX 3 NEWLY OVERHAULED ALTERNATOR UNITS THAT HAVE FAILED OPERATIONAL CHECKS ONCE INSTALLED (WITH ZERO HOURS ON THE OVERHAUL).
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2024
- Submitted
- December 23, 2024
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N715MT
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10873
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 991059111
- Part serial
- HY072546
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Zone 400
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.