Service difficulty report · Alternator · Beech E95

Difficulty date
March 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech E95
Engine
Lyc IO360B1B
Part
Alternator
Part number
ALU8421P
Condition
Shorted Field
Location
Rt Eng
Component
Prestolite · ALU8421P
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
H
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 CLIMB BOTH ALTERNATORS WENT OFF LINE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HAND COOLING FAN HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND SOME OF THE PIECES WERE FOUND INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR THUS SHORTING THE FIELD. THE SHORTED FIELD CAUSED A VOLTAGE REGULATOR TRANSISTOR TO BLOW AND THE SECOND ALTERNATOR TO BLOW WHEN SELECTED. BOTH ALTERNATORS AND REGULATORS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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