Service difficulty report · Batteries · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53020
Part
Batteries
Part number
S103
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SAN - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 511, CREW REPORTED ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. FOUND ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS HAD BEEN LEFT IN OPERATION AND BATTERIES DISCHARGED. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO SFO AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR ALL INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND ALL OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)

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