SDR 96ZZZX3805

Service difficulty report · Contactor · Cessna R182

Difficulty date: July 5, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N3132C
Make and model: Cessna R182
Aircraft serial: R18200238
System (JASC): 2430 · DC Generating System
Part: Contactor
Part number: S15801A
Condition: Failed
Location: Battery
Part time: 2,263 hours
Stage of operation: CR
Nature of condition: H
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL FLIGHT, VFR CONDITION, ALL ELECTRICAL WAS LOST. IMMEDIATELY, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED MAIN BATTERY CONTACTOR FAILED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING HOT. REPLACED CONTACTOR AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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