SDR 97ZZZX1885

Service difficulty report · Alternator · Beech 58

Difficulty date
April 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6671X
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1077
Part
Alternator
Part number
ALT9422R
Condition
Failed
Location
Dc System
Part time
552 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER AN IN-FLIGHT ALTERNATOR FAILURE, FOUND THAT THE SHAFT HAD NO SUPPORT AND WOBBLED FREELY, THAT THE ALT GEAR P/N 640932 WAS CHEWED UP AND SO WAS THE DRIVE GEAR FROM THE CRANKSHAFT P/N 632018. ALSO, ONE EACH LOCKPLATE P/N 641909 WAS MISSING AS WELL AS THE TWO EACH P/N 634080 BOLTS THAT RETAIN IT. CUT OPEN THE OIL FILTER AND DISCOVERED LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION.

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