Service difficulty report · Housing · Cessna U206E

Difficulty date
June 29, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206E
Aircraft time
4,591 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Part
Housing
Condition
Loose
Location
Alternator
Component
Alternator
Component part number
DOFF10300J
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED HEARING A NOISE AND THEN NOTICED HIS ALTERNATOR WAS OFF LINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE HOUSING HALVES ON THE ALTERNATOR WERE QUITE LOOSE. REPLACE ALTERNATOR STILL NO CHARGE. FURTHER REPLACED VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND TEST RUN. FOUND CHARGING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL. THE ALTERNATOR HAS REGULAR 500 HOUR BRUSH INSPECTIONS. THE LAST BRUSH INSPECTION WAS 470 HOUR PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE. TSOH 1393.1.

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