Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Battery
Condition
Not Reported
Part time
503 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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) ON START UP THE ENGINE ONLY SPOOLED UP TO 8 PERCENT N1, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVILED THE ACFT BATTERY HAD A FAILED CELL.

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