Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
August 13, 2012
Submitted
August 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2611X
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0072
Aircraft time
25,168 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Alternator
Part number
649304R
Part serial
0108A013R
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 600
Part time
1,442 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AT APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF POWER, SMOKE BEGAN ENTERING THE COCKPIT FROM THE RT SIDE. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATED. ON INSPECTION BY MX, SEVERAL PANELS IN COCKPIT WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. TURNED ON ALL SYSTEMS IN ACFT AND STILL NO EVIDENCE OR RECURRENCE OF SMOKE. RAN LT AND RT ENGINES, AND NOTED RIGHT ALTERNATOR OFF LINE, BUT NO SMOKE. INSPECTED RIGHT ALTERNATOR AND FOUND UNIT BURNED INTERNALLY. INSPECTED ALL ALTERNATOR WIRING FROM ENGINE TO COCKPIT WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. R & R RT ALTERNATOR AND RT VOLTAGE REGULATOR.

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