What was found
DURING A WALK AROUND CHECK, FOUND ALTERNATOR CAP/ GUARD MISSING. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, NOTICED BEARING MISSING FROM SHAFT, UNABLE TO FIND CAP OR BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2012
- Submitted
- May 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N26HE
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0687
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520L
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 649304
- Part serial
- 0056A505R
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.