Service difficulty report · Alternator · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
April 23, 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
2 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME DUE TO THIS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. A SERVICEABLE (USED) ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED THIS TIME. THE ALTERNATOR HAS NOW FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR THE 4.3 HOURS FLOWN SINCE INSTALLATION. THE REMOVED ALTERNATOR (THE 2ND NEW ONE INSTALLED) LASTED 2.2 HOURS. THE PREVIOUS ALTERNATOR (ALSO A NEW ONE) LASTED 3.8 HOURS AND WAS ALSO REMOVED DUE TO REPEATED ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION. (TC# 20190424026)