Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
March 12, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
11,612 hours
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Ac Alternator
Stage of operation
CR
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) ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON JAN 31/2019, ON MARCH 12TH AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ANOTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING FLIGHT (PILOT FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE DISCHARGE SHOWING ON AMMETER UNTIL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS BEGAN TO FAIL) ON RETURN TO BASE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AND FOUND BELT HAD FALLEN OFF OF ALTERNATOR, ON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND LOWER ALTERNATOR BOLT MISSING. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE SIGNING ENGINEER OF THE ALTERNATOR INSTALLATION ON JAN 31ST, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE NUT WAS EVER INSTALLED OR IF IT WAS JUST PUT ON FINGER TIGHT AND NEVER TORQUED. THE COMPANY QA PROCESS HAS DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL HUMAN FACTORS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED.

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