What was found
BURNT RUBBER SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MX DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WIRING HAD MELTED AT THE OUTPUT TERMINAL. THE ALTERNATOR & VOLTAGE REGULATOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN ORDER TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2016
- Submitted
- April 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9996M
- Make and model
- Cessna 207A
- Aircraft serial
- 20700779
- Aircraft time
- 27,084 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- AL24F60C
- Part serial
- 4691601
- Condition
- Melted
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 295 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.