Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
July 6, 2002
Submitted
August 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30259
Part
Battery
Part number
5040
Condition
Faulty
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, STATUS MSGS BATTERY CHARGER MAIN AND MAIN BATTERY THEN BATTERY CHARGER MAIN MSG WAS REPLACED BY MAIN BATTERY OVERHEAT MAIN BATTERY WAS NOW CHARGING AT UP TO 67 AMPS BATTERY WAS VISUALLY CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE SMOKING AS PER ALLIANCE TECH CIRCUIT AND BREAKER P320 K-9 PULLED. SWAPPED BATTERY AND CHARGER WITH APU AS PER MM. CHARGING AND BATTERY SERVICE CIRCUIT BEAKER AFTER FIX.