SDR 95ZZZX5631

Service difficulty report · Belt · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N107GA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
31705446
Part
Belt
Part number
LW18129
Condition
Failed
Location
Alternator
Part time
2 hours
Component
Prestolite · ALU8403
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE ALTERNATOR AND A/C BELTS REPLACED DUE TO AGE AND CRACKING AT 25.5 HOURS P.T.T. AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH HEAVY RAIN AND ALTERNATOR BELT FAILED BY LOSS OF DRIVE COGS (TEETH). NEW BELT INSTALLED, AIRCRAFT FLEW 1.9 HRS (1ST TRIP), BELT FAILED AS ABOVE. ANOTHER NEW LW18129 BELT WAS INSTALLED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED HOME, 1.8 HRS BELT WAS FAILING (COGS MISSING). THE LAST TWO FLIGHTS HAD NO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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