What was found
PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ALTERNATOR OUT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND ALTERNATOR HUB NUT MISSING AND METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2023
- Submitted
- March 21, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N267CA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- C4020030
- Aircraft time
- 17,562 hours, 28,772 cycles
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- Engine time
- 13,278 hours, 7,424 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2430 · DC Generating System
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- R649305
- Part serial
- 022IA024R
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 356 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.