Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
August 29, 2003
Submitted
December 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378SP
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
U20606322
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Battery
Part number
4520133
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Elt
Part time
100 hours
Component
Elt
Component part number
4535000
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELT UNIT, THE ELT BATTERY PACK WAS INSPECTED FOR CORROSION IAW FAR 91.207 PARA (D). VOLTAGE WAS PRESENT AT THE POWER SUPPLY PLUG PRIOR TO DISCONNECTING. THE BATTERY POWER SUPPLY ELECTRICAL PLUG WAS DISCONNECTED AND INSPECTED OK, NO CORROSION. THE BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS CHECKED WITH A VOLTMETER, VOLTAGE WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE CONNECTION PLUG POWER TERMINAL END. THE BATTERY PACK POWER AND GROUND ARE ROUTED THROUGH A CIRCUIT BOARD GLUED INSIDE OF THE HOUSING. ONE OF TWO FUSES SOLDERED ON THE BOARD TESTED (OPEN), CAUSE UNKNOWN.

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