Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna 172L

Difficulty date
March 9, 2001
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172L
Aircraft time
2,881 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160CTM
Part
Battery
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Battery
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT ENCOUNTERED COMPLETE (GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT) ELECT. FAILURE IN FLT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET A/C RADIOS TO TRANSMIT/RECEIVE, PILOT SQUAKED RADIO FAILURE CODE. FURTHER ATTEMTPS AT GETTING OTHER ELECT. SYSS TO FUNCTION, PILOT FOUND THAT ALL ELECT. SYS WAS UNSERVICEABLE. A/C RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPTR & THEN CONTACTED TOWER ON LAND LINE.AFTER BRIEF INSP , FOUND THAT A/C BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. BATTERY (NEW & INST NOV.2000) ELECTROLYTE LEVEL INSP OK, BATTERY CHARGED OVERNIGHT. AFTER BATTERY CHARGED, GROUND RUN/FUNCTION CHECKED. NOTED WITH CHARGING SYS COMPLETELY LOADED UP, CHARGE IND. WEAK. SUSPECT BATTERY VOLTAGE INITY LOW & CHARGING SYS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH DE

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