What was found
INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS AT AFT HOLE IN WHICH THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET MOUNTS TO ENGINE AND WHERE THE THROUGH-BOLT HOLDS ALTERNATOR TO ENGINE. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS CAUSE, INFERIOR DESIGN OR METAL TYPE.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N36ER
- Make and model
- Gulstm AA5B
- Aircraft serial
- AA5B0897
- System (JASC)
- 2410 · Alternator-Generator Drive
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 07A21443
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Alernator
- Part time
- 1,428 hours
- Component
- Ford · DOFF10300J
- 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.