What was found
ALTERNATOR FAILED WHEN THROTTLE WAS DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 1600 RPM, THE ALTERNATOR FAIL CAS ILLUMINATED AND ALTERNATOR OUTPUT WENT TO ZERO. THE PROCESS COULD BE DUPLICATED CONSISTENTLY.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2014
- Submitted
- August 22, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N646FT
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843706
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- ALU8532RS
- Condition
- Failed
- Part time
- 1,061 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.