SDR 96ZZZX4874

Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna 182A

Difficulty date
August 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3959D
Make and model
Cessna 182A
Aircraft serial
34659
Part
Battery
Part number
0025004
Condition
Split
Location
Elt
Component
Martech · EB2BCD
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

REMOVED BATTERY FOR REPLACEMENT DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND FOUND BATTERY PACK HAD SPLIT AND EMITTING ACID. SPLIT WAS ALONG NARROW SIDE, RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 1.50 INCH. SUSPECT CAUSE APPEARED TO BE POOR EPOXY SURROUNDING BATTERY PACK.

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