Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 3, 2016
Submitted
February 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514NC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020514
Aircraft time
27,858 hours, 35,519 cycles
Part
Alternator
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
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 LOSING BOTH ALTERNATORS IN FLIGHT AFTER A MODERATE JOLT OF TURBULENCE, RETURNED WHEN THEY COULD ONLY RESET ONE ALTERNATOR BY FOLLOWING THE QRH PROCEDURE OF REPLACING FIELD FUSES. INSPECTED & REPAIRED SHORTED F1 WIRE IN RT NACELLE, AS WELL AS REMOVED & INSTALLED THE RT ALTERNATOR & VOLTAGE REGULATOR. PARALLELED THE SYS. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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