SDR 98ZZZX1849

Service difficulty report · Regulator · Piper PA28180

Difficulty date
March 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9790J
Make and model
Piper PA28180
Aircraft serial
283992
Part
Regulator
Part number
VR371
Condition
Noisy
Location
Alternator Cont
Part time
100 hours
Component
Electrodelta
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.

What was found

ADF WOULD NOT POINT BELOW 500 HKZ DUE TO ELECTRICAL NOISE GENERATED BY ALTERNATOR SYSTEM. FOUND THIS TYPE UNIT CAUSED INTERFERENCE DUE TO SWITCHING FREQUENCY OF REGULATION SYSTEM. ELEIMINATED PROBLEM BY RETURNING ALTERNATOR CONTROL SYSTEM TO OLDER LOW FREQUENCY REGULATOR SYSTEM.

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