Service difficulty report · Volt Regulator · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 25, 2012
Submitted
October 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4630N
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0001
Aircraft time
20,688 hours
Part
Volt Regulator
Condition
Failed
Location
Alternator
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.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH ALTERNATORS DROPPED OFF LINE AND A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. UPON MX INSPECTION, INITIAL C/A OF SUSPECTED OVER VOLTAGE RELAY SHORTING AGAINST PANEL, ADJUSTED CLEARANCE FOR PANEL, AS WELL AS R & R LEFT AND RIGHT VOLTAGE REGULATORS. BOTH OF THESE C/A RESULTED IN SATISFACTORY GROUND RUNS, HOWEVER IN FLIGHT THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF FLIGHT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF ACFT INVOLVING REMOVAL OF FLOOR PANELS, WALL PANELS, ENGINE COWLINGS, AND STUB WING PANELS, A ALTERNATOR FIELD FUSE WAS FOUND LOOSE IN ITS HSG. AFTER CORRECTION, ACFT OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD AND WAS RELEASED FOR A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT.

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