Service difficulty report · Battery · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 14, 2007
Submitted
April 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE159
Aircraft time
18,847 hours, 28,911 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Battery
Part number
1013810087
Part serial
077768
Condition
Discharged
Location
Zone 600
Part time
18,786 hours, 28,823 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BATTERY CHARGE ANNUN CAME ON IN FLT (ILLUM FOR 2-3 MIN THEN EXTINGUISHED) CAME ON AGAIN AND EXTINGUISHED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER, ABNORMAL CKLIST ACCOMP BOTH TIMES (PROP AND W/S DEICE ON). THIS BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT ILLUM IS CONSIDERED A NUISANCE WARNING, CAUSING SERIOUS DISTRACTION TO THE PILOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY.

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