As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
THIS ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED 3-6-99. THIS UNIT QUIT CHARGING AFTER 58.12 HOURS TPOL. INVESTIGATED PROBLEM, FOUND BATTERY STUD WAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM ITS ATTACH POINT INTERNALLY. WHEN REMOVING BATTERY WIRE FROM STUD, IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE OVERTORQUED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED THE DEFECT WAS NOT A RESULT OF OVERTORQUING OF THE BATTERY WIRE TO THE STUD.