Service difficulty report · Battery · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 1, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
3,512 hours
Part
Battery
Part number
161172
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
827 hours
Component
Batteries · Saft · 16061
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, PILOT NOTICED BATTERY OVERHEAT LITE GAUGE WAS IN REDAREA. PILOT THEN LANDED IMMEDIATELY AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. PILOT THEN OPENED REAR BAGGAGE DOOR AND REMOVED BATTERY FROM ROTORCRAFT. BATTERY WAS HOT TO TOUCH AND ACID WAS BUBBLING AND OOZINGFROM TOP AREA OF BATTERY.