Service difficulty report · Alternator · Beech 65B80

Difficulty date
April 7, 2010
Submitted
April 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N46MA
Make and model
Beech 65B80
Aircraft serial
LD413
Engine
Lyc IO720*
Propeller
Hartzl HCA3VK2
Part
Alternator
Part number
ALV8511
Part serial
AL53555
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,773 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING RUNUP, THE RT VOLT/AMP METER SHOWED ONLY BATTERY VOLTAGE WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE RT ALTERNATOR. AFTER FURTHER TESTING AND INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED WITH NEW ALTERNATOR AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED.

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