What was found
(CAN) BATTERY BOX FOUND MISSING DRAIN TUBE. CONSEQUENTLY, BATTERY ACID FROM THE BOX WAS DRAINING ONTO THE ENGINE MOUNT FRAME. THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE FRAME TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Amrgen AA5
- Aircraft time
- 3,840 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- System (JASC)
- 2571 · Battery Box Structure
- Part
- Battery Box
- Part number
- 402012505
- Condition
- Damaged
- Part time
- 1,974 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.