Service difficulty report · Battery · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 12, 2012
Submitted
February 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145865
Aircraft time
17,094 hours, 14,978 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,251 hours, 14,340 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
RPS1B
Part serial
22550
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
8,563 hours, 8,288 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

CREW REPORTED THAT UPON ARRIVING AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS HAD BEEN LEFT ON OVERNIGHT. MANY OF THE LIGHTS WERE DIM AND OTHER WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL FOUR EMERGENCY BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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