Service difficulty report · Belt · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 7, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
8,358 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Belt
Part number
37A19773382
Condition
Broken
Location
Alternator
Part time
811 hours
Component
Alternator · Prestolite · RLU8421R
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DAY OF INCID. A/C SAT ON GROUND, PILOTS RPORT APPROX. 10 MIN WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, ENGINE AT 1000-1200 RPM, RADIOS ON, ALL LIGHTS ON TAKEOFF, EVERYTHING NORMAL, VOLTAGE REGULATOR INDICATING IN GREEN ARC 24-28 VO LTS TEN MINS OUT PILOTS EXPERIENCED RADIO COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS&FAILURE OF AUTO PILOT WHILE TRYING TO ISOLATE PROBLEM, VOLTAGE GAGE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL THAT ONE OF ALTNR INOPERATIVE. THEY CONTACTED CNTL TOWER BYCELL PHONE&RETURNED TO AIRPORT. COCKPIT LIGHTS WERE DIM. UPON INSP L/H ENGINE ALTNR BELT FOUND BROKEN OFF&R/H BELT SHOWED SIGNS OF SLIPPING. L/H BELT&ALTNR REPL. R/H BELT TIGHTENED. A/C GROUN D RUN, ALL SYSS CHECKED OUT OK, NO PROBLEM WAS

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