SDR 96ZZZX2188

Service difficulty report · Hub · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N51SC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0106
Part
Hub
Part number
640934
Condition
Failed
Location
Alternator Drive
Part time
289 hours
Component
Prestolite · ALV9510ECH
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER START-UP, THE LEFT ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND INSPECTED. OUTBOARD BEARING OF ALTERNATOR FOUND FAILED. UPON ALTERNATOR REMOVAL, DRIVE HUB (PN 640934) WAS ALSO FOUND FAILED. THIS ALTERNATOR DOES NOT REQUIRE THE 100-HOUR LUBE. THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR BEARING WAS INSPECTED ALSO AND FOUND SERVICEABLE, BUT NOT VERY MUCH GREASE WAS FOUND. BOTH UNITS WERE INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME.

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