Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 3, 2013
Submitted
June 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49705
Aircraft time
65,140 hours, 50,224 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Emergency Lights
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, MX FOUND THAT BOTH THE FWD AND THE AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN BOTH BATTERY PACKS AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPS CONDITION.

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