Service difficulty report · Battery · Beech M35

Difficulty date
April 16, 2002
Submitted
April 29, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N711DU
Make and model
Beech M35
Aircraft serial
D6538
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Battery
Part number
G35
Condition
Shorted
Location
Main
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.

What was found

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY. AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. REMOVED BATTERY AND FOUND LOW VOLTS WITH NO CAPACITY, BATTERY WOULD NOT CHARGE ON BENCH INTERNALLY SHORTED INSTALLED NEW BATTERY, AIRCRAFT AND FOUND. FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED RESET AND CHARGING SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL. GEAR SWING WAS NORMAL AFTER REPLACING BENT LEFT GEAR PUSH ROD EMERGENCY EXTENSION NORMAL.

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