Service difficulty report · Post · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 24, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
11,840 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Post
Part number
ALU8421R
Condition
Broken
Location
Alternator
Component
Alternator · Electrosys
Component part number
ALU8421R
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT RETURNED TO BASE FOR ELECTRICAL AND AVIONICS DIFFICULTIES. ON RETURN, AIRCRAFT BATTERY DEPLETED CAUSING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL AND AVIONICS PROBLEMS. PILOTS INITIATED PRECAUTIONARY MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION DUE TO LACK OF POSITIVE GEAR EXTEND INDICATION AT NO TIME DID EITHER ALTERNATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATE. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND RT ALTERNATOR BATTERY POST BROKEN AND SHORTING ON STARTER CASE INSTALLED BELOW ALTERNATOR.

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