Service difficulty report · Charger · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 23, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41735
Aircraft time
6,178 hours, 2,036 cycles
Part
Charger
Part number
893003
Part serial
C11895
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
6,178 hours, 2,036 cycles
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.

What was found

AUXILIARY BATTERY SHOWS 27 VOLTS AND A CONSTANT CHARGE OF 2 AMP THROUGHTOUT FLIGHT, ABNORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED AUXILIARY BATTERY CHARGER. OPS TEST REF AMM 24-31-31. OPS TEST NORMAL, NO FAULTS. DURING GVI OF AUXILIARY CHARGER FOUND ARCING DAMAGE ON TERMINAL LUG ON CABLE W2532-0526-02. REPLACED AUXILIARY BATTERY CHARGER REF AMM 24-31-31 & TERMINAL LUG ON CABLE WAS R & R REF WDM 24-31-12, SWPM 20-00-13, 20-30-11. MAIN & AUXILIARY BATTERIES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE ARCING DAMAGE AS A PRECAUTION. OPS TEST NORMAL.