Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 20, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23993
Aircraft time
42,280 hours, 21,455 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
BA0601
Part serial
089692
Condition
Overheated
Location
Aft E/E Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

BEFORE PUSHBACK, FLT ATT REPORTED ACRID SMELL IN CABIN. EVACUATED AIRCRAFT VIA MAIN L2 DOOR. FOUND APU BATTERY DEFECTIVE, CAUSING FUMES IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPLACED APU BATTERY AND APU BATTERY CHARGER PER MM. RAN APU, BATTERY AND CHARGER CHECKS OK PER MM.