Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
February 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Engine
Cont
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
S136050
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Alternator
Part time
14,593 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, 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)DURING CRUISE THE PILOT NOTICED THAT BOTH ALTERNATOR OUTPUTS WERE ZERO AND THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS DOWN TO 19 VOLTS. THE LEFT HAND, 50 AMP BRKER WAS POPPED. BOTH ALTERNATORS WERE SHUTOFF, THE LEFT HAND BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE ALTERNATORS TURNED BACK ON. THE RIGHT HAND SHOWED NO LOAD AND THE LEFT HAND INDICATED 100 PERCENT AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. BOTH ALTERNATORS WERE SHUT OFF. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HAND ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND THEN THE LEFT HAND CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE FULL LOAD. ALL OFFENDING ITEMS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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