Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
October 25, 2010
Submitted
October 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47708
Aircraft time
79,572 hours, 80,493 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN BATTERY SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND THE POWER SUPPLY, THE LIGHTS THEN RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION. (2010-00817).

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