Service difficulty report · Battery · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 30, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
15,813 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Battery
Part number
RG355
Condition
Weak
Location
Master
Part time
350 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) COULD NOT START THE ACFT BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. REMOVED THE BATTERY TO FIND IT LEAKING. REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW RG355. THIS BATTERY WAS INSTALLED NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2011.