Service difficulty report · Battery · Bell 429

Difficulty date
December 2, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Part
Battery
Condition
Sparks
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER FLYING ALL DAY IN HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON ALL OF THE TIME, THE PILOT AND OWNER STOPPED FOR FUEL. THE BATTERY WAS USED DURING THE FUELING PROCESS. AFTER THE FUELING THE OWNER, ALSO A PILOT, TURNED ON THE BATTERY WHEN SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE OBSERVED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA.

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