Service difficulty report · Battery · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
May 17, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft time
12,484 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Battery
Part number
S182050601
Condition
Failed
Location
Elt
Part time
789 hours
Component
Elt
Component part number
S182250202
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL ELT PERFORMANCE TEST IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WOULD DROP BELOW MFG MINIMUM SPEC DURING TRANSMIT. UNDER TEST THE BATTERY VOLTAGES DROPPED TO 7.7 V WHILE THE CMM INDICATES 8.0 V AS THE MINIMUM. BATTERY WAS MARKED WITH EXPIRATION DATE OF JANUARY 2014.

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