Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 28, 2016
Submitted
September 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9617R
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53564
Aircraft time
53,103 hours, 25,844 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
P4010049
Part serial
20860
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
14,019 hours, 7,335 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. AFT EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS DIM WHEN TESTED WITH BATTERY PACK AB5-4. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-60-98. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.

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