What was found
ALTERNATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. WIRES TO THE BRUSH BLOCK HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2011
- Submitted
- April 29, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N236CH
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E502
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Disconnected
- Location
- Brush Block
- Part time
- 818 hours
- Component
- Alternator
- Component part number
- ALX9524
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.