Service difficulty report · Battery · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 5, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
38,172 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Battery
Part number
4011769
Part serial
98582
Condition
Failed
Location
Master
Part time
16,205 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ENGINE NR 2 START UP, THE NR STALLED AT 20 NR AND THE ITT INDICATOR REACHED 800 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE ENGINE START WAS ABORTED FOLLOWING BY A LOUD BANG FROM THE NOSE COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED IN AND THEY FOUND THE MAIN BATTERY TOP COVER POPPED OUT. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. THE MAIN AND AUXILIARY BATTERIES WERE REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASE AND RETURNED INTO SERVICE. (TC NR 20071109001)