Service difficulty report · Terminal · Moravn Z242L

Difficulty date
March 8, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Moravn Z242L
Aircraft time
3,321 hours
Part
Terminal
Part number
20A075
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac Generator
Part time
1,704 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLT HAD REACHED HIS DESTINATION. HE WAS IN PROGRESS OF COMPLETING AIR WORK WHEN HE OBSERVED THE NAV/COMM SYS DISPLAYS CYCLING ON AND OFF. MOMENTS LATER HIS GYROINSTRUMENTS ALL FAILED ALONG WITH ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS. THE PILOT WAS LEFT WITH HIS ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND RPM INDICATORS OPERATIONAL ALONG WITH TURN AND BANK INDICATOR THAT WAS NOW OPERATING ON I T''S EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE. THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE AID OF HIS FLASHLIGHT. THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE TERMINAL END AT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO GO OFF LINE. REPAIRED.