Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
March 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37077
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46981
Part
Relay
Part number
D31BA
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Battery Panel
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE GROUND REFUEL POWER, FUEL TANK FILL VALVE, AND BATTERY BUS SENSING CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED WHILE EN ROUTE FROM FCO TO EWR. THE BATTERY BUS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL FILL VALVES CLOSED. FUEL COULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO LGW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY DC POWER R2-24 CHARGER/BATTERY RELAY (ON PANEL INSTL - BATTERY) AT FAULT. THE R2-24 RELAY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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