Service difficulty report · Battery · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
June 12, 2019
Submitted
June 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1525
Aircraft time
62,120 hours, 23,374 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
2758
Part serial
C02779
Condition
Overheated
Location
Master
Part time
13,514 hours, 5,969 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY ON ACCOUNT OF SMOKE SMELLED AND SEEN IN THE COCKPIT, MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES. MAINTENANCE FOUND NUMBER 1 BATTERY TO HAVE OVER TEMPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY AND CHARGER IAW AMM 24-38-51-0401 AND 24-38-34-0401. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF BATTERY CURRENT LIMITER IAW AMM 24-38-00-710-001-A. AC OK FOR SERVICE.

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