Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
2,423 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Control Unit
Part number
AC2101
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Alternator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT FOUND ON GROUND RUN TO BE NOT CHARGING. SNAG TROUBLESHOT TO FIND PROBLEM TO BE ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT PN AC2101. NO VOLTAGE FOUND TO BE SUPPLIED TO ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE. ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT REPLACE NEW. GROUND RUN COMPLETED ALL PARAMETERS CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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