Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 20, 2017
Submitted
March 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49738
Aircraft time
78,116 hours, 41,562 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
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

WITH FWD ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS ZONE POWERED BY AB5-2 BATTERY MODULE LIGHTS ARE DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY FOR AB5-2 MODULE IAW MM 33-60-98. ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS OP CHK OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED.

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