Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
June 19, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft time
60,338 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D7
Part
Battery
Condition
Overheated
Location
Battery Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SMOKE OR MIST COMING OUT VENT HOLE FROM MAIN E/E DOOR ON WALK AROUNDFOUND THE MIST COMING FROM THE MAIN BATTERIES, WHO WERE FOUND TO BE OVER CHARGED, NO ABNORMAL BATTERY INDICATION NOTED IN FLIGHT. BOTH BATTERIES WERE CHANGE ALSO AS THE BATTERY CHARGER, OPERATIONAL CHECK CARRIED OUT, FOUND SERVICEABLE.

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