Service difficulty report · Battery · Beech A36

Difficulty date
September 29, 2013
Submitted
December 13, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N36ET
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E1871
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Part
Battery
Part number
G242
Part serial
G02684913
Condition
Failed
Location
Master
Part time
75 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION THE ACFT BATTERY FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO DROP OFF LINE. PILOT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ANYONE FOR A VISUAL CONFORMATION OF THE LANDING GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

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