Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
July 23, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
40,473 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Battery
Part number
20412
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Master
Part time
14,134 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE THE CREW RECEIVED A MAIN BATTERY HOT WARNING MESSAGE. THE HIGH TEMP WAS CONFIRMED ON THE BATTERY TEMP MONITOR. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BATTERY TEMPERATURE WAS EVALUATED AT 180°C. THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS CLEANED, THE BATTERY REPLACED. ACFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED INTO SERVICE. BATTERY HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE COMPANY IN-HOUSE COMPONENT SHOP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE THERMAL RUN-AWAY.