Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 21, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
34,649 hours, 27,712 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
021904000
Part serial
108578108570
Condition
Overheated
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACRID ODOR AND WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM VENT AFT OF NOSE GEAR, UNDER E&E COMPARTMENT. FOUND SHIPS MAIN BATTERIES OVERHEATING. FOUND SHIP`S MAIN BATTERIES OVERHEATING. REMOVED BATTERY & REPLACED LT & RT BATTERY CHARGER & TESTED BOTH THERMAL SENSORS, BOTH OK BUT REPLACED AS PRECAUTION. SYSTEM TESTS OK.

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