Service difficulty report · Tray · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
December 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft time
1,199 hours
Engine
Thielt TAE12502114
Part
Tray
Part number
D6053422000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Battery
Part time
1,197 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, TECH DISCOVERED CRACKED BATTERY TRAY. TRAY IS CONSTRUCTED OF COMPOSITE, FIBERGLASS. THERE ARE 2 NUTPLATES INSTALLED ON THE SIDES OF THE TRAY TO SECURE THE BATTERY HOLD DOWN BOLTS. THE TRAY HAS SIGNIFIGANT CRACKING AROUND BOTH NUTPLATES. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS THAT THE BATTERY ATTACH HARDWARE MAY HAVE BEEN OVER OR UNDER TORQUED. IF TOTAL FAILURE HAD OCCURED IT COULD HAVE ALLOWED BATTERY TO MOVE AROUND IN THE NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE. SUBMITTER IS INTERIM PRM/PRMC FOR AMO/FTU.

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