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SR20 instructor pilot with student; notes an alternator malfunction during climbout and quickly returns to the departure airport after informing the tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1356783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR20 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generator/Alternator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
During climb out while performing climb checklist instructor pilot noticed that altitude 1 was reading 20V highlighted red; battery 1 was discharging 14 amps; and an annunciator was illuminated for altitude 1. Immediately asked tower if we could perform a precautionary landing and was cleared to join downwind; while on downwind altitude 2 annunciator came on and altitude 2 voltage dropped to 22V; instructor pilot landed and pui assisted; during taxi the voltage continued to drop all the way to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR20 instructor pilot with student; notes an alternator malfunction during climbout and quickly returns to the departure airport after informing the Tower.
Narrative: During climb out while performing climb checklist Instructor Pilot noticed that ALT 1 was reading 20V highlighted red; Battery 1 was discharging 14 amps; and an annunciator was illuminated for ALT 1. Immediately asked Tower if we could perform a precautionary landing and was cleared to join downwind; while on downwind ALT 2 annunciator came on and ALT 2 voltage dropped to 22V; Instructor Pilot landed and PUI assisted; during taxi the voltage continued to drop all the way to parking.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.