# SDR AU981691

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 30, 1998
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Cessna U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Engine: Cont IO520F
- System (JASC): [2432 · Battery/Charger System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2432)
- Part: Battery
- Part number: 501743377
- Condition: Lightning Strike
- Location: E/E Bay
- Component: Gillbatt, G35
- Stage of operation: CR
- Nature of condition: H, J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU981691

## Discrepancy

(AUS) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN-FLIGHT.  AFTER LANDING, BATTERY TERMINALS FOUND TO BE BURNT OFF AND THE STARTER HAD ENGAGED IN FLIGHT - THE STARTER WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE FAILED INTERNALLY.   POSSIBLE CAUSE ATTRIBUTED TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.