What was found
MAIN RT 90 AMP ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY 6 MONTH AND 25 FLT HRS EARLIER. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SHOWED CONTINUITY, HOWEVER IT FAILED WHEN A LOAD WAS APPLIED.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2011
- Submitted
- January 11, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- MKHR108K
Schuman Aviation Company Ltd - Aircraft
- N351CA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317852075
- Aircraft time
- 11,328 hours, 11,143 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2460 · DC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- 454712
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Main Alternator
- Part time
- 25 hours, 30 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.