Service difficulty report · Alternator · Piper PA60600

Difficulty date
August 22, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA60600
Aircraft time
5,616 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1J5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR2
Part
Alternator
Part number
ALLL8521R
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left Engine
Part time
262 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT ALTERNATOR FEED CURCUIT BREAKER POPPED & LT ALTERNATOR OUTPUT VERY LOW. BATTERIES FOUND TO BE DEPLETED DOWN TO A LOW VOLTAGE DUE TO BOTH ALTERNATORS NOT FEEDING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING CAUSE. WE WILL UPDATE WITH MORE INFO WHEN AVAILABLE.