What was found
SUBMITTER STATED BATTERY DRAIN MASTS HAVE BEEN CRACKED OR BROKEN OFF OF A LARGE NUMBER OF NEW B-58 AIRCRAFT. TIME VARIES FROM 20 HOURS TO SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2000
- Submitted
- October 31, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4456T
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1946
- System (JASC)
- 2571 · Battery Box Structure
- Part
- Drain Mast
- Part number
- 0024000133
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- Part time
- 19 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.