What was found
OVERVOLTAGE SENSOR DEFECTIVE: NO POWER OUT ON ORANGE WIRE TO ALTERNATOR FIELD SWITCH TO ENERGIZE ALTERNATOR FIELDS - NO CHARGING.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4649Q
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft serial
- 17261735
- System (JASC)
- 2430 · DC Generating System
- Part
- Sensor
- Part number
- C593000101
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Overvolts
- Part time
- 1,310 hours
- Component
- Hopkinseng · 0337
- 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.