What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW OBSERVED AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE ANNUNCIATION. THE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED.INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2018
- Submitted
- November 16, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N61942
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10772
- Aircraft time
- 3,817 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 991059111
- Part serial
- HS102076
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 146 hours
- 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.