What was found
(CAN) ALTERNATOR FAILURE WHILE ON ROUTE TO DESTINATION WAS CAUSED BY AN AMP CONECTOR LOOP END BREAKING OFF AND CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. (TC NR 20060914003)
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2006
- Submitted
- October 3, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft time
- 3,880 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C235LFA
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 4,075 hours
- Component
- Alternator · Ford
- Component part number
- 991059111RX
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H, P
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.