Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 26, 2022
Submitted
September 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6035
Aircraft time
27,072 hours, 10,913 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
AD321431
Condition
None
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: IN CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS CAME ON AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF. (FLIGHT DECK SWITCH IN ARMED POSITION, TRIED OFF BUT LIGHTS STAYED ON). MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLIGHT DECK SWITCH 4WL PER ESPM 20-45-21 (AALA202209271330). DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNITS 10WL AND 13WL FAILED THE TEST DUE TO BATTERY FAULT INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS AT EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNITS 10WL (AALA202209275830) AND 13WL (AALA202209272906) PER AMM 33-51-38. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED.