Service difficulty report · Alternator · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
April 22, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
11,253 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Alternator
Part number
ALU8521LS
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
3 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED 3 TIMES AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESET EACH TIME. UPON THE 4TH OCCURRENCE THE HELICOPTER RETURN TO THE HANGAR. THE ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT AND THE ALTERNATOR SWITCH WERE REPLACED. A SUCCESSFUL GROUND RUN AND 20 MINUTE TEST FLIGHT WERE CARRIED OUT. DURING THE NEXT FLIGHT THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE HELICOPTER RETURNED TO THE HANGAR AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, ONCE AGAIN (3.8 HOURS SINCE A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED). A SUCCESSFUL GROUND RUN AND 20 MINUTE TEST FLIGHT WERE CARRIED OUT. (TC# 20190422020)