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Subject: Alternator overhaul required?
From: Dico Reijers <dico@internetworks.ca>
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Hi All,

A buddy of mine recently had some bad luck.  He was flying his Cessna 310
back from Calgary and enroute to Thunder Bay, the alternator light went on
just before landing.  He landed in Thunder Bay, where he was overnighting,
and contacted his mechanic who told him that it was probably a just a lose
wire and that he had a backup alternator that could get him home (a few
hour vfr flight) the next day.  So the next day he starts his plane, does a
run up.  Then the RPM starts dropping, then MP drops and all of a sudden
the engine stops.  Everything seized up and nothing (the starter or hand)
could move the prop.  Anyhow, what the suspect happened is that a bearing
or something got chewed up and the metal all went throughout the engine,
turbo chargers, etc (everywhere the oil went).  Long story short, its going
to be about $75,000 by the time he gets out of there flying again (he will
probably get $17k for his core though)....  This got my thinking as our
alternators on our IVP planes are at the front with no belts and I don't
want to have the same thing happen ---  I have an ALX 9524R alternator ---
what has been the experience of our fleet?  Do you guys do preventative
maintenance or do you have any suggestions for me?  Or did my buddy just
have some bad luck and I'm thinking too much?!

Regards,

Dico

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Hi All,<br><br>A buddy of mine recently had some bad luck.=A0 He was flying=
 his Cessna 310 back from Calgary and enroute to Thunder Bay, the alternato=
r light went on just before landing.=A0 He landed in Thunder Bay, where he =
was overnighting, and contacted his mechanic who told him that it was proba=
bly a just a lose wire and that he had a backup alternator that could get h=
im home (a few hour vfr flight) the next day.=A0 So the next day he starts =
his plane, does a run up.=A0 Then the RPM starts dropping, then MP drops an=
d all of a sudden the engine stops.=A0 Everything seized up and nothing (th=
e starter or hand) could move the prop.=A0 Anyhow, what the suspect happene=
d is that a bearing or something got chewed up and the metal all went throu=
ghout the engine, turbo chargers, etc (everywhere the oil went).=A0 Long st=
ory short, its going to be about $75,000 by the time he gets out of there f=
lying again (he will probably get $17k for his core though)....=A0 This got=
 my thinking as our alternators on our IVP planes are at the front with no =
belts and I don&#39;t want to have the same thing happen ---=A0 I have an A=
LX 9524R alternator --- what has been the experience of our fleet?=A0 Do yo=
u guys do preventative maintenance or do you have any suggestions for me?=
=A0 Or did my buddy just have some bad luck and I&#39;m thinking too much?!=
<br>
<br>Regards,<br><br>Dico<br>

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