Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 26, 2010
Submitted
March 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9333
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47246
Aircraft time
96,154 hours, 97,068 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING AFT THROUGH ROW 9 OF THE CABIN WERE TOO DIM TO PROVIDE ESCAPE GUIDANCE. MX CHARGED THE BATTERIES FOR 3 HOURS AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPS AND BRIGHT CONDITION.

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