Service difficulty report · Battery

Difficulty date
December 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
JGVR194F
Duncan Aviation Inc
Part
Battery
Part number
G6381E
Condition
Damaged
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BATTERY HANDLE HOLD-DOWN BOLTS ARE BEING DETERIORATED BY THE ELECTROLYTE. SEVERAL BOLTS DISSOLVED TO NOTHING BUT POWDER. GILL, P/N 1407. SUBMITTER STATED HAS SEEN PROBLEM ON THREE BATTERIES, GILL P/N G-6381E, SN'S G01806043, G01806051, AND G01806060. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM.