Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 21, 2017
Submitted
January 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9616G
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53563
Aircraft time
55,312 hours, 27,096 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
60030451
Part serial
24200
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
51,609 hours, 25,924 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. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS ABOVE OVERWING DOORS FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY B5-103 (AALA20170122003) AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY B5-105 IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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