What was found
SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM BATTERY VENTS JUST AFT OF NOSEWHEEL AT GATE. REPLACED ACFT BATTERIES AND CHARGER AND BATTERY THERMAL SENSORS PER M/M.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2004
- Submitted
- March 24, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N913DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49544
- Aircraft time
- 44,105 hours, 36,087 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2432 · Battery/Charger System
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- 021904000
- Part serial
- 103272
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- E/E Compartment
- 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.