What was found
ALTERNATOR FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WATER HAD SEEPED INTO THE NACELLE AREA AND CONTAMINATED THE CURRENT SENSOR. THE LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE WHERE THE BOWDEN CABLES ENTERED THE NACELLE AREA.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2016
- Submitted
- October 17, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N305ER
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42NG
- Aircraft serial
- 42N205
- Aircraft time
- 200 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Sensor
- Part number
- D4D24661200DA40
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Alternator
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.