Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 14, 2016
Submitted
November 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
46,967 hours, 23,369 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
8039001
Part serial
16753
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
9,277 hours, 4,424 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. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN AFT CABIN IS VERY DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 33-53-00.

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