Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 13, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
43,904 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Battery
Part number
122772
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Aux
Part time
6,087 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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) TAIL 808 FLIGHT 7671 CREW RECEIVED A AUXILIARY BATTERY HOT INDICATION IN CRUISE. ACTIONING QRH AND DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT AIRCRAFT. AUXILIARY BATTERY TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO CLIMB EVEN AFTER THE BATTERY WAS SELECTED OFF. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND TO QUEBEC. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY, CFR FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND AUXILIARY BATTERY HOT AND AT FAULT. BATTERY REPLACED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE.