Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 14, 2016
Submitted
October 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35202
Aircraft time
22,927 hours, 6,679 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
D71702001
Condition
Failed
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, FA REPORTED FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A BRIEF ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT WHICH DISSIPATED. CIRCUIT BREAKER P18 A11 LIGHTING EMERGENCY CHARGER FWD WAS FOUND TRIPPED. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED PARTIALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. CHECKED BEHIND P18-3 & IN P5 OVERHEAD PANEL FOR VISIBLE DEFECTS, NONE NOTED AND NO ELECTRICAL ODOR. ACCESSED AND DISCONNECTED ALL FOUR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS AND RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS REMAINED CLOSED. CONNECTED THE BATTERY PACKS SEPARATELY, FOUND PACK M1674 CAUSES BREAKER TO TRIP WHEN CONNECTED. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY M1674. INSTALLATION TEST OK, IAW WDM 33-51-11, 33-51-12 AND AMM 33-51-06.