Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
February 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165UA
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
21658
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PER CREW, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ROWS 13 TO 17. CYCLING CIRCUIT BREAKER AND FLIGHT DECK SWITCH, NO HELP. *S/D* PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED WHEN THE BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS DEGRADATION OF THE NICAD BATTERIES.