Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 16, 2020
Submitted
December 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0081
Aircraft time
3,485 hours, 2,335 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Discharged
Location
Emergency Lights
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

PICKING UP AIRCRAFT DURING PRE-FLIGHT WHILE TESTING THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM. NONE OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WORK. ALL FOUR BATTERY PACKS ARE DEAD. VERIFIED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WITH BATTERY IN OFF POSITION. POWERED AIRCRAFT WITH APU. VERIFIED EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF. VERIFIED ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTING INERTIA SWITCHES NOT TRIPPED. REPOSTIONED AIRCRAFT TO HANGER. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPERATIONAL CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. APPLIED GROUND POWER TO AIRCRAFT AND ALLOWED TO SIT WITH POWER ON FOR 1 HOUR. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPERATIONS CHECK, IAW CE680A AMM 33-50-00-05. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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