Service difficulty report · Alternator · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
October 1, 2025
Submitted
October 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260US
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
060US
Aircraft time
2,070 hours, 4,325 cycles
Part
Alternator
Part number
EX14024B3
Part serial
HW081560
Condition
Broken
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ALTERNATOR FAILED CAS MESSAGE. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING SMOKE SMELL BEGAN IN CABIN. LT ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND WITH TWO BROKEN CASE TIE BOLTS BY MAINTENANCE. BUS BAR FUSE FOUND POPPED. ALTERNATOR AND FUSE REPLACED. LH VOLTAGE REGULATOR REPLACED. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO SMELL NOTED, AND NO CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICES TRIPPED.