What was found
DURING AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF EPL TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE, THE LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY B5-28 IAW WDM 33-51-13. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2018
- Submitted
- February 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N426AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49338
- Aircraft time
- 87,108 hours, 47,374 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3350 · Emergency Lighting
- Part
- Battery Pack
- Part number
- 8039001
- Part serial
- 01857
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Emergency Lights
- 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.