What was found
A BATTERY CHARGER MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, A LOUD BANG, THEN AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. REPLACED MAIN BATTERY AND CHARGER, OP CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2018
- Submitted
- August 10, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N542US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 26489
- Aircraft time
- 65,222 hours, 25,433 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2432 · Battery/Charger System
- Part
- Battery
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Master
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.