SDR 98ZZZX695

Service difficulty report · Alternator · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date
October 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7701J
Make and model
Piper PA32260
Aircraft serial
321068
Part
Alternator
Part number
3656624
Condition
Shorting
Location
Field Wire
Part time
1 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SUBMITTER HAS FOUND 2 FAULTY ALTERNATORS BACK-TO-BACK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIELD WIRE SOLDERED CONNECTIONS, POINTS A AND B, STAND UP OFF OF THE ROTOR TOO HIGH AND MOMENTARILY TOUCH CASE. THIS OCCURRENCE AT HIGH RPM ONLY CAUSES THE FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TRIP. HARD PROBLEM TO FIND, IT ONLY OCCURS IN-FLIGHT AT HIGH 2,750 RPM, AND, ALT TEST BENCH DOES NOT SPIN FAST ENOUGH TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

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