Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 7, 2010
Submitted
August 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53611
Aircraft time
32,695 hours, 15,156 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

ON OVERNIGHT INSPECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 28 AFT TO TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT. CLEANED AND RE-SEATED BATTERY PACKS AT ROW 31 AND IN RIGHT AFT LAVATORY. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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