Service difficulty report · Coupling · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
February 14, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft time
3,885 hours
Engine
Cont LTSIO360E
Part
Coupling
Part number
6635796R
Condition
Debonded
Location
Alternator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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) RT ALTERNATOR STOPPED PROVIDING ADEQUATE SUPPORT TO L/H ALTERNATOR DURING FLIGHT. ELECTRICAL LOAD WAS DECREASED AND TRAINING FLIGHT CONTINUED TO COMPLETION. ALTERNATOR SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING SUSPECT, BUT COUPLING FAILURE WAS ONLY DISCOVERED WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE DRIVE COUPLING TO BE INSTALLED ON A NEW ALTERNATOR. NEW COUPLING INSTALLED ON THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, THEREAFTER. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE COUPLING. THE INTERNAL RUBBER BONDING HAD BECOME DISBONDED (DETACHED) FROM THE OUTER METAL CASE OF THE COUPLING.

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