Service difficulty report · Battery · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
April 13, 2000
Submitted
June 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901K
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258329
Part
Battery
Part number
RG390E
Part serial
346497
Condition
Cracked
Location
Case
Part time
602 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN THE BATTERY WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE REAR HATCH, THE TECHNICIAN HAD TO TILT THE BATTERY TO GET IT OUT. AT THAT TIME, THE ACID RAN DOWN OVER HIS BODY. THE BATTERY TRAY HAD ACCUMULATION OF ACID. (X)