SDR 95ZZZX3476

Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cessna 172

Difficulty date
June 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N739CD
Make and model
Cessna 172
Aircraft serial
17270429
Part
Alternator
Part number
DOFF10300B
Condition
Failed
Location
Case Bolt
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSTRUCTOR NOTED NOISE AND SMOKE FROM ALTERNATOR. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BOLTS AND SAFETY WIRES WERE IN PLACE. BELT LOOKED GOOD ALONG TOTAL SURFACE. BEFORE RUN-UP, DECIDED TO GRAB AND SHAKE IT, NOTICED FRONT HALF OF ALTERNATOR MOVING AWAY FROM REAR HALF. CASE BOLTS HAD BROKEN RIGHT AT FEMALE THREAD CONTACT. SAFETY WIRE HELD THEM IN PLACE, AND SEEMED TO BE GOOD AT VISUAL INSPECTION.

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