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Service difficulty report · Battery · Lear 24B

Difficulty date
December 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N915US
Make and model
Lear 24B
Aircraft serial
189
Part
Battery
Part number
17494
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Rt Battery
Part time
63 hours
Component
Saft
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H, M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER FROM RIGHT BATTERY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT BATTERY WAS DESTROYED BY THERMAL RUNAWAY. THE HEAT FROM THE RIGHT BATTERY ALSO DESTROYED LEFT BATTERY. BATTERIES WERE BOTH REPLACED WITH LEAD ACID BATTERIES.

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