SDR DALA2018092005667

Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: September 18, 2018
Submitted: September 20, 2018
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N949DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49880
Aircraft time: 74,488 hours, 55,792 cycles
System (JASC): 3350 · Emergency Lighting
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

EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON CEILING ARE INOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT THE MAIN CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE BATTERIES AT OVERHEAD BIN 4D, E, 25D, E AND 29D, E WERE NOT CHARGED. THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER PACKS WERE REPLACED AND ALL EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS NOW WORK.

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