Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 2, 2016
Submitted
December 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9621A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53592
Aircraft time
51,812 hours, 25,230 cycles
Part
Battery
Part serial
15273
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
22,671 hours, 12,381 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. FIRST CLASS CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROWS 3 THROUGH 6 STAY ON AFTER POWER DOWN SWITCH WAS IN OFF POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY B5-100 IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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