Service difficulty report · Battery · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 2, 2007
Submitted
November 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE174
Aircraft time
25,797 hours, 37,337 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Battery
Part number
1013810087
Part serial
112401
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Master
Part time
5,696 hours, 8,982 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED TWICE IN FLIGHT. 1ST TIME IN CLIMB A FEW SECONDS AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND CONTINUING THROUGH FL100 ALL AT ~10A. 2ND TIME WAS A FEW MINUTES INTO CRUISE FOR 2-3 MINUTES AT APPROXIMATELY 8A. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.

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