Service difficulty report · Volt Regulator · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 29, 2016
Submitted
September 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35336
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952189
Aircraft time
20,302 hours, 25,651 cycles
Part
Volt Regulator
Part number
B002861
Part serial
AR14586
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT ALTERNATOR AMPS WENT TO ZERO AND THE RT ALTERNATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RESET AND THE RT ALTERNATOR THE AMP INDICATION WENT TO 70 AMPS AND FAILED AGAIN. THEN THE LT ALTERNATOR ILLUMINATED AS BOTH ALTERNATORS WENT OFF LINE. THE PILOT THEN WAS ABLE TO RESET RT ALTERNATOR AND IT REMAINED ON LINE. THE LT ALTERNATOR WOULD NOT RESET. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE LT VOLTAGE REGULATOR WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FAULT. R & R THE LT VOLTAGE REGULATOR, PN B-00286-1, SN AR-14586. ADJUSTED UNIT VOLTAGE PARALLELED TO RT VOLTAGE REGULATOR. GROUND RUN OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL.

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