What was found
(CAN) ALTERNATOR FAILED ON STARTUP. FOUND ROTOR JAMMING AND PULLEY HAD OVERHEATED. LOOSE PARTS HEARD INSIDE ALTERNATOR. NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. (TC NR 20070705012)
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2007
- Submitted
- August 3, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C1
- Engine
- Lyc HIO360*
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- ALU8521LS
- Part serial
- 6062146
- Condition
- Failed
- Part time
- 400 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.