Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
June 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
4,980 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Control Unit
Part number
AC2101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Alternator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT, PN AC2101. NO VOLTAGE FOUND TO BE SUPPLIED TO ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE. ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT REPLACED NEW. ACFT GROUND RUN COMPLETED ALL PARAMETERS FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE.

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