Service difficulty report · Volt Regulator · Beech 35C33A

Difficulty date
June 19, 2015
Submitted
June 26, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 35C33A
Aircraft serial
CE121
Aircraft time
7,281 hours
Part
Volt Regulator
Part number
R1530B
Part serial
302059
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 400
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

OVERVOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSTALLED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, STARTED ENGINE, SWITCHED ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING WITH MFG TECH SERVICE, UNIT SHORTED INTERNALLY. MFG WOULD NOT WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAID ALTERNATOR HAD PROBLEM. VOLTAGE REGULATOR LISTED IN PARTS MANUAL, SYSTEM WORKS FINE. THIS UNIT WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS SYSTEM NO MATTER WHAT MFG ADVERTIZES.

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