Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 22, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26937
Aircraft time
19,180 hours, 3,875 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Battery
Part number
263BA1012
Part serial
1279A
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
857 hours, 176 cycles
Component
Battery Charger · 263BC1011
Stage of operation
CL
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

BATTERY CHARGER INDICATES RATE OF 50 AMPS, 29 VOLTS. BATTERY AND CHARGER REPLACED PRIOR TO FLT, CREW REPORTS. RTF. *S/D* THE MAIN BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGER WERE REPLACED. THE FINDING REPORT ON THE BATTERY IS NO FAULT FOUND. THE CHARGER WAS TESTED AND NO FAULT FOUND. SUSPECT THE HIGH CHARGING RATE MAY BE CAUSED BY LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE.