Service difficulty report · Battery Pack

Difficulty date
August 4, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
BS2173
Condition
Leaking
Location
Elt
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) IN THIS LAST WEEK WE HAVE FOUND TWO REPLACEMENT BATTERY PACKS FOR THE DORNE& MARGOLIN DM ELT6, DM ELT 6.1, AND DM ELT8 SERIES OF ELTS, LEAKING CAUSING INTERNAL CASE CORROSION. IN ONE CASE ONE OF THE POWER WIRES COMING OUT OF THE BATTERY HAD CORRODED OFF THE BATTERY PACK. ONE BATTERYHAS A MANUFACTURING DATE OF MAY 2003, (EXPIRY DATE OF JUN 2005) AND SECOND ONE, HAS A MANUFACTURING DATE OF JUNE2003(EXPIRY DATE JUL 2005).