Service difficulty report · Battery Charger · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
October 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Battery Charger
Part number
3S2060DM169A1
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
45,311 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
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) AT CRUISE, BATTERY AND LEFT EMERGENCY AC BUS WERE PULSATING. RESET BATTERY CHARGER CIRCUIT BREAKER, PROBLEM STILL EVIDENT. CHARGING STOPPED COMPLETELY, VOLTAGE DROPPED TO 20 VOLTS. AFTER STARTING DIVERSION CHARGING STARTED TO CYCLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THEN PEGGED AT 50 AMPS AND BATTERY CHARGER CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. LANDED OK. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER, BATTERIES, CIRCUIT BREAKER.

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