Service difficulty report · Battery · Beech B200

Difficulty date
November 20, 2006
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
9,880 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Battery
Part number
40576
Condition
Thermal Runaway
Location
Main
Part time
3,112 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE CONNECTED TO A GPU, DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIANS NOTED SMOKE IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY BOX COMPARTMENT. THE GPU WAS IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED, BATTERY POWER TURNED OFF AND THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY REMOVAL OF THE ALCON CONNECTOR AT THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY HAD OVERHEATED AND WENT INTO A THERMAL RUNAWAY CONDITION. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS WELL AND THE BATTERY CHARGE MONITORING PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD. (TC NR 20061128008)

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