Service difficulty report · Clutch · Cessna 404

Difficulty date
April 3, 2014
Submitted
April 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550M
Make and model
Cessna 404
Aircraft serial
4040443
Aircraft time
14,959 hours, 14,907 cycles
Engine
Cont GTSIO520M
Engine time
1,350 hours, 1,300 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3FF32C501
Part
Clutch
Part number
AEC646655
Part serial
UNKOWN
Condition
Failed
Location
Alternator Drive
Part time
1,961 hours, 1,911 cycles
Component
Alternator
Component part number
ALV9510
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE LT ENGINE ALTERNATOR STOPPED PRODUCING POWER DUE TO THE DRIVE CLUTCH SLIPPING. AFTER LANDING, REMOVED ALTERNATOR AND CHECKED THE DRIVE CLUTCH. COULD TURN THE CLUTCH BY HAND WITH SOME FORCE. REPLACED THE CLUTCH, REGULATOR AND ALTERNATOR. PERFORMED AND GROUND RUN AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WORKED AS DESIGNED. REGULATOR REPLACED DUE TO THE RT ENGINE ALTERNATOR HAVING AND INTERNAL SHORT WHICH CAUSED A POWER SPIKE TO TRANSMIT THRU THE WIRING TO THE REGULATOR. NO OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS NOTED BEFORE FAILURE.

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