What was found
UPON REMOVING THE ALTERNATOR TO REPAIR A WIRE, THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE BREAK ORIGINATED IN THE AFT BRACKET MOUNTING HOLE. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS ALSO FOUND IN ONE OF THE ALTERNATOR MOUNT BOLT HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6338F
- Make and model
- Cessna 172
- Aircraft serial
- 17273195
- System (JASC)
- 2410 · Alternator-Generator Drive
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 76906
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Alternator Mount
- Part time
- 820 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.