SDR AC2A082964

Service difficulty report · Battery · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
January 7, 2003
Submitted
January 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53702
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51249
Aircraft time
13,706 hours
Part
Battery
Part number
RG222
Part serial
CBC449364
Condition
Weak
Location
Main
Part time
498 hours
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

BATTERY IS WEAK. "BATTERY HAS LOW VOLTAGE DURING START" REPLACED BATTERY. BATTERY WAS RECHARGED, A CAPACITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND BATTERY FAILED. BATTERY WAS RECHARGED WITH A CONDITIONING CHARGE AND A CAPACITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AGAIN. BATTERY FAILED A SECOND CHECK. RECHARGED BATTERY. ALL WORK DONE IAW INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS MAINTENANCE MANUAL SUPPLEMENT FOR VALVE REGULATED LEAD-ACID MAIN BATTERY. MANUAL: M1 REVISION: F JUNE 20, 2002

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