What was found
PILOT REPORTED LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATOR FAILURES IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND FOUND BOTH ALTERNATOR BELTS TO HAVE FAILED. LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATOR BELTS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2026
- Submitted
- April 24, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N288CA
- Make and model
- Tecnam P2012
- Aircraft serial
- 007US
- Aircraft time
- 3,920 hours, 3,743 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc TEO540C1A
- Engine time
- 2,404 hours, 2,105 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2430 · DC Generating System
- Part
- Belt
- Part number
- 37C28529955
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 267 hours
- Component
- Alternator · Lyc
- Component part number
- 32C28603
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.