Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 13, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
49,552 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Battery
Part number
4011769
Condition
Overheated
Location
Master
Part time
21,080 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT FROM YWK, THE CREW RECEIVED A "MAIN BAT HOT" RED WARNING MSG ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE BATTERY TEMPERATURE MONITOR. THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX CONFIRMED THE BATTERY SUFFERED FROM A THERMAL RUN-AWAY. THE MAIN BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED INTO SERVICE. THE BATTERY TEMPERATURE WAS NOT RECORDED.