Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 4, 2020
Submitted
November 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0235
Aircraft time
14,715 hours, 17,617 cycles
Part
Alternator
Part number
C6115050201RX
Part serial
AI10160
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8690, ENROUTE PDX-RBG AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY. ON CLIMBOUT, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, AS WELL AS, THE NR 1 COMM AND GENERATOR WERE INTERMITTENT. RETURNED TO PDX, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND VHF ANTENNA. OPERATIONS CHECK OF GENERATOR WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. VHF ANTENNA P/N C598501-0202 S/N 4447.

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