Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2013
Submitted
August 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49712
Aircraft time
65,384 hours, 49,889 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
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 THEY HAD NO CONTROL OF THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING AT THE OVERWING EXITS IN THE CABIN, WOULD NOT TURN OFF. MX REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK FOR THE NOTED LIGHTED AREA AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO A CONTROLLABLE CONDITION. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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