Service difficulty report · Battery · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
June 1, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
12,301 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Battery
Part number
MN1300
Condition
Leaking
Location
Elt
Component
Elt · Ack
Component part number
E01
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE TEST, IT WAS NOTICED THAT DURACELL MN1300 BATTERIES DATED MAR 2010 WERE LEAKING WHAT APPEARED TO BE BATTERY ACID. BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS LOW. ELT BATTERY CASE WAS CLEANED AND A FULL SET OF NEW BATTERIES WERE INSTALLED. ELT WAS PERFORMANCE TESTED AS PER CAR 571 APPENDIX G AND FOUND TO BE OK.

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