What was found
(CAN) WHILE WORKING ON A SEPARATE SNAG ON THE ACFT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATOR PIVOT BOLT WAS BROKEN INSIDE THE BRACKET. THE ALTERNATOR AND BRACKET HOLES WERE ELONGATED REQUIRING BOTH TO BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft time
- 5,272 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO240B
- Propeller
- Snsnch W69EK63
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- 2224120001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Bracket
- Part time
- 404 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.