Service difficulty report · Regulator · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
June 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Part
Regulator
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Alternator Sys
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING RUN-UP FOR OIL CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR SWITCH WAS CYCLED AND THE AMMETER SHOWED A FULL CHARGE. IN THE 'ON' POSITION A NORMAL RATE OF CHARGE WAS NOTED. WITH THE MASTER IN THE 'OFF' POSITION THE PANEL LIGHTS BECAME VERY BRIGHT. THE AUTOMOTIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.

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