Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 1, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
31,733 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
6104781
Part serial
1990
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Emergency Light
Part time
12,160 hours, 16,491 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT POSITION 3352-P2 WAS REMOVED DUE TO INOPERATIVE E-LIGHTS AT CEILING FIRST THREE POSITIONS. DURING OVERHAUL OF THE BATTERY PACK IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PACK HAD SHORTED OUT. IT APPEARS THAT DURING THE LAST CELL REPLACEMENT THE CONNECTION LEADS WERE CUT TO SHORT WHICH PREVENTED THE CORRECT ROUTING OF THE WIRES. WHEN THE PACK WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT THE WIRES BE CAME PINCHED AND THE PACK SHORTED OUT. THE PACK WAS INSTALLED ON NOVEMBER 08/04 & REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON DECEMBER 01/04. ALTHOUGH THE LAST DEEP CY CLE OCCURRED 140 HOURS PREVIOUS, IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE LAST PACK OVERHAUL WITH CELL REPLACEMENT OCCURRED.