What was found
PILOT REPORTED LT ALTERNATOR WAS INTERMITTENT (INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING). INSPECTION DISCLOSED A CRACKED SOLDER JOINT ON THE ALTERNATOR AT THE BASE OF THE A+ OUTPUT TERMINAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2018
- Submitted
- July 11, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N36TA
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH2056
- Aircraft time
- 5,562 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550C
- Engine time
- 559 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2434 · DC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- C28150
- Part serial
- HR101553
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 41 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.