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Cessna 185A, Broken Alternator Brackett
In Brief
What It Addresses
A mechanic states that at an earlier date, he installed a Plane Power Alternator Conversion Kit (STC SA10682SC) on this aircraft. During an oil change, the mechanic found the alternator bracket (Plane Power P/N 10-9003) cracked totally in half.
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Alerts: Cessna 185A, Broken Alternator Bracket, ATA 2410
February, 2009 1
Cessna: 185A; Broken Alternator Bracket; ATA 2410
A mechanic states that at an earlier date, he installed a Plane Power Alternator Conversion Kit (STC SA10682SC) on this aircraft. During an oil change, the mechanic found the alternator bracket (Plane Power P/N 10-9003) cracked totally in half. This alternator had only been in use for three weeks at approximately 45 hours."
Figure 1 Broken Alternator Bracket
Part Total Time: 45.0 hours.
Source: Federal Aviation Administration — www.faasafety.gov. Reproduced from the published record; FlightPush adds formatting only.
Author: AFS-620, Aviation Maintenance Alerts Team
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