Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
July 15, 2005
Submitted
July 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
162
Aircraft time
36,456 hours, 26,324 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Battery
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 BATTERY OVERHEATED DURING CRUISE. NR 2 BATT SHOWED 21V AND SWITCHED OFF FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT. VERIFIED BATTERY WAS HOT, AND PERFORMED BATT CHARGE CONT BITE TEST. ALL NORMAL. FOUND RED AND BLUE WIRES 195 AND 196 AT BAT2 SHUNT 19PE DAMAGED AND CHAFING TOGETHER. REPAIRED BOTH WIRES AND REPLACED BATTERY PER PRECAUTIONARY DUE TO OVERHEATING, TESTED BATT CONT BITE TEST AGAIN ALL NORMAL. LET BATTERIES CHARGE FOR 2 HOURS AND OPERATED NORMALLY.

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