Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
58,249 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Battery
Part number
020413000
Condition
Overheated
Location
Master
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AUX BATTERY HOT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. IAW THE QRH THE CREW SELECTED THE BATTERY OFF. THE BATTERY TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO RISE SO THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. THE AUX BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AUX BATTERY, PN 020413-000, SN 090520007EE68, BATTERY TSO 336, CSO 322. ACFT TSN 57653, CSN 72009.