What was found
LEFT VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPING AS SOON AS AIRCRAFT POWER WAS APPLIED. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND ALTERNATOR TO BE INTERNALLY GROUNDING. ALTERNATOR ALSO HAD BURNED ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2001
- Submitted
- May 1, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N28KE
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152049
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- ALU8521R
- Part serial
- A102856
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.