My alternator failed in flight yesterday. Finally the weather up here in Canada warmed up enough for me to get out. Now this delay
I pulled the alternator off. There is a broken mounting bracket (see pict) that likely caused the alternator to vibrate and the bearings to fail. I need to buy a new one but no one seems to know what type of alternator this is and where to get one. A fella told me it was an INTERAV alternator but I can't reach them, I can't get a hold of the previous owner, there is no Data Plate and there are no notations in the log books.
So off to VAF my favorite source of info. I want to find one and get it up here by the weekend so I can go fly again. I don't care what it costs. Here are some picts. Do you have one sitting around in your garage ??
Thanks,
Darren
I pulled the alternator off. There is a broken mounting bracket (see pict) that likely caused the alternator to vibrate and the bearings to fail. I need to buy a new one but no one seems to know what type of alternator this is and where to get one. A fella told me it was an INTERAV alternator but I can't reach them, I can't get a hold of the previous owner, there is no Data Plate and there are no notations in the log books.
So off to VAF my favorite source of info. I want to find one and get it up here by the weekend so I can go fly again. I don't care what it costs. Here are some picts. Do you have one sitting around in your garage ??
![GCVWalternator003.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi751.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx152%2FC-GCVW%2FGCVWalternator003.jpg&hash=ea40aeff53fa74e39fc2a00f4f77ed3d)
![GCVWalternator006.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi751.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx152%2FC-GCVW%2FGCVWalternator006.jpg&hash=551e7c3bb7dcc4439ac41eabca121e41)
![GCVWalternator005.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi751.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx152%2FC-GCVW%2FGCVWalternator005.jpg&hash=c9f775ac50a1815e08d8e2f8d715f4a1)
![GCVWalternator001.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi751.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx152%2FC-GCVW%2FGCVWalternator001.jpg&hash=2f9892e3bf28f00e475c0bf707f9c454)
Thanks,
Darren