What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. LOWER TAILCONE HANDLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TAILCONE HANDLE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY (B5-28) PER AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 2018
- Submitted
- June 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N962TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53612
- Aircraft time
- 52,560 hours, 26,348 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3350 · Emergency Lighting
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- BAT5014
- Part serial
- 12905
- 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.