Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 31, 2017
Submitted
June 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43293
Aircraft time
14,013 hours, 4,602 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
024147000
Part serial
09052000E5809
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Master
Part time
18,631 hours, 5,684 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

WITH BATTERY SELECTED, DC AMPS FLUCTUATE FROM -1 TO 1. OBSERVED CONTINUOUSLY IN FLIGHT, BOTH IDG OPERATING NORMALLY. NO ILLUMINATION OF BATTERY DISCHARGE LIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED DEFECT, FOUND ONLY MAIN BATTERY DC AMPS FLUCTUATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN BATTERY IAW AMM 24-31-11, AND MAIN BATTERY CHARGER IAW AMM 24-31-21. BOTH OPS NORMAL. MAIN BATTERY DC AMPS NOW STEADY.