What was found
ALTERNATOR FAILURE IN FLIGHT, UNSCHEDULED LANDING, ON T/S SYS FOUND THE ALTERNATOR B & WIRE TERMINAL END BROKEN OFF AT THE B+ CONNECTION AT ALTERNATOR. TIME ON THE ACFT IS 5662, UNKNOWN IF TERMINAL END HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE PAST.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft time
- 5,649 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C235LFA
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Terminal
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 5,662 hours
- 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.