Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
February 24, 2016
Submitted
February 24, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N586PU
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2047
Aircraft time
2,282 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
549 hours
Part
Alternator
Part number
653344
Part serial
HD301504
Condition
Damaged
Part time
304 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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, IT WAS NOTED THE NR 2 ALTERNATOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE NUT FOR THE STATOR TERMINAL WAS MISSING AND THIS ALLOWED THE BOLT TO MIGRATE INTO THE CORE OF ALTERNATOR WHERE IT WAS CHEWED UP BY THE ROTOR ASSY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR AND STATOR COILS, ALTERNATOR,.

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