Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 1, 2019
Submitted
August 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53615
Aircraft time
54,762 hours, 28,114 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: UPON PRE-FLIGHT, FOUND THAT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING POWER CHANGES OR WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION. MAINTENANCE FOUND BATTERY PACK B5-103 BAD AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER AMM 33-53-00.

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