Service difficulty report · Drive Belt · Piper PA32R301

Difficulty date
May 12, 2003
Submitted
June 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41480
Make and model
Piper PA32R301
Aircraft serial
3246147
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5
Part
Drive Belt
Part number
37D22355
Condition
Failed
Location
Alternator
Part time
10 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS ALTERNATOR AND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DRIVE V BELT FAILURES. SOME WITH LESS THAN 10 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE WITH FIRST FAILURE OCCURRING AT 25 HOURS AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW. THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. PULLEY ALIGNMENT AND IDLER PULLEY CONDITION HAVE BEEN INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WITH THE LATEST FAILURE THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS REPLACED DUE TO SCORING AND DISCOLORATION AND A NEW SET OF DRIVE BELTS AND WERE INSTALLED. BELT TENSION WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND BELT TENSION RECHECKED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. BELT TENSION AND CONDITION HAS SINCE BEEN RECHECKED AFTER 10 HOURS TIS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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