Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 20, 2018
Submitted
September 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53421
Aircraft time
62,704 hours, 48,630 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cockpit
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 SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOOTING LEAD TO A DEFECTIVE BATTERY IN THE POWER PACK REF AMM 33-53. BOTH BAD CELLS IN THE BATTERY PACK WERE REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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