Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 31, 2019
Submitted
June 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26514
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020344
Aircraft time
30,550 hours, 36,112 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Alternator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATOR LIGHTS ON IN FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE LEFT ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AT LEFT ALTERNATOR SWITCH. THE WIRE WAS RE-CONNECTED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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