SDR 96ZZZX4830

Service difficulty report · Switch Wire · Rkwell NA26565

Difficulty date
August 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N265A
Make and model
Rkwell NA26565
Aircraft serial
46547
Part
Switch Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Gen Hot Light
Part time
1,024 hours
Component
Learsiegler · 23080002
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

GENERATOR 'HOT LIGHT' CAME ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. REDUCING ENGINE POWER, LIGHT WENT OUT. CAME BACK IN WITH POWER, LIGHT CAME BACK ON. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IAW FLIGHT MANUAL. STARTER/GENERATOR WAS SENT TO OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR REPAIR AND TEAR-DOWN REPORT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERMAL SWITCH WIRE WAS LOOSE INSIDE STARTER/GENERATOR. REPAIR WAS MADE AND UNIT TESTED GOOD.