Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cessna 172G

Difficulty date
January 3, 2025
Submitted
January 3, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172G
Aircraft serial
17253480
Propeller
Mcauly 1C172EM
Part
Alternator
Part number
HY060493
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AL:EMATO, PN 15-1014, SN H•V060493, THIS ALTERNAOR, CAME APART IN FLIGHT ON 10/27/2024. THE ONLY INDICATION OF THE FAILURE WAS AN NTEMATOR FELL IGHT. THERE WAS A LOSS OF I ENGINE OIL. FO11UNATOLY, THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IMMEDIATELY, BEST WE CAN TELL. THO ENGINE EXPERIENCED NO DAMAGE, BUT HAD HE CONTINUED TO FLY WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ENGINE SEIZE.

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