Service difficulty report · Battery · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
May 22, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
9,139 hours
Part
Battery
Part number
S182050601
Condition
Discharged
Location
Elt
Part time
1,060 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 DOP BELOW MFG SPEC DURING TRANSMIT. UNDER TEST THE BATTERY VOLTAGE DROPPED TO 7.7 V WHILE THE CMM INDICATES 8.0 V AS THE MINIMUM. BATTERY WAS MARKED WITH EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 2014.

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