Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
February 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4732U
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19927
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
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

EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 4 LEFT AND RIGHT ARE ON WHEN SWITCH IS ARMED. *S/D* PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED WHEN THE BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS DEGRADATION OF THE NICAD BATTERIES.