Service difficulty report · Battery · Chris A1

Difficulty date
January 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Chris A1
Part
Battery
Part number
MN1300
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elt
Component
Ameriking · AK450
Stage of operation
IN
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) AT RE-CERTIFICATION WHEN ELT OPENED THERE WERE TRACES OF ABRASION ON THE BATTERY JACKETS WHERE BATTERIES CONTACT EACH OTHER. SOME OF THE 'D' CELLS WERE DAMAGED TO THE POINT THAT THE NEGATIVE OR 'CAN' WAS EXPOSED AND COULD HAVE TOUCHED THE ADJACENT CELL CAUSING A SHORT. THE SUBMITTER INDICATES THE INSIDE DIMENSION OF THE BATTERY BOX ALLOWS THE BATTERIES TO RATTLE AROUND.

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