Service difficulty report · Alternator · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
December 10, 2006
Submitted
July 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820CD
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0180
Aircraft time
842 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
842 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Alternator
Part number
646843
Part serial
005JA251
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1,045 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

DEPARTED KMGM ON LEG2 OF TRIP 5794 DESTINATION KGMU ON 12/10 AT 11AM. OUR ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS DIRECT SINCA INTERSECTION DIRECT GMU. THAT ROUTE KEEPS SOUTH AND CLEAR OF ATLANTA CLASS B AIRSPACE. IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 7000 FEET, THE ALT 1 ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. REFERENCED NR 1 ALT AMMETER GAUGE WHICH WAS ERRATIC. AS PER THE CHECKLIST, TURNED OFF THE NR 1 ALT MASTER SWITCH AND RESET THE NR 1 ALT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND NR 1 ALT MASTER ON AGAIN; STILL A STEADY LIGHT. TURNED OFF THE NR 1 ALT MASTER SWITCH. AT THAT TIME WE CROSSED SINCA AND MADE THE TURN NORTHEAST 37 MINUTES FROM THE DESTINATION. IN DAY VERY CONDITONS AND WEATHER CONDITONS REPORTED VFR ALONG OUR ROUTE AND DESTINATION I ELECTED TO C

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