What was found
BATTERY IS WEAK. UNIT FAILED FIRST CAPACITY TEST AFTER 25 MINUTES. PERFORMED A 16 HOUR CONDITIONING CHARGE AT C 1/10TH RATE AND RETESTED. BATTERY FAILED AFTER 44 MINUTES. REPLACED BATTERY.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2004
- Submitted
- March 14, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7159H
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51397
- Aircraft time
- 12,616 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2432 · Battery/Charger System
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- RG222
- Part serial
- 40026532
- Condition
- Weak
- Location
- Master
- Part time
- 349 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.