Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 30, 2016
Submitted
January 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53616
Aircraft time
49,022 hours, 24,430 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
P4010049
Part serial
21527
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
13,722 hours, 8,034 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 NOT GROUNDED. EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH MARKING POWER SUPPLY AB5-3 FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-60-98. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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