What was found
BITTER FUME LIKE SMELL IN CABIN. INSPECTED ELEC WIRING & FOUND NO DEFECTS. SMELL WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE LT ALTERNATOR. R & R THE LT ALTERNATOR & RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- November 25, 2014
- Submitted
- November 26, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2649Z
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0333
- Aircraft time
- 20,554 hours, 13,095 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- R649305
- Part serial
- 12FA006R
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 2,180 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.