Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 1, 2000
Submitted
March 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930BB
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47521
Part
Battery
Part number
MISC060
Part serial
5851
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN PERFORMING AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, A REQUIREMENT OF THE SOUTHEAST AIRLINES DAILY SERVICE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC REPORTED THE FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS AS WEAK AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE BATTERY POWER PACK IAW MM 33-53-0. THE BATTERY POWER PACK WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM REFERENCE 33-53-0 AND THE SYSTEM OPERATION WAS DECLARED NORMAL.

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