Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 27, 2021
Submitted
January 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0083
Aircraft time
3,370 hours, 2,274 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Discharged
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY BATTERIES ARE COMPLETELY DEAD. SWITCH WAS IN OFF POSITION WHEN WE ARRIVED. POWERED UP A/C AND LET EMER BATTERIES CHARGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER CE-680A AMM REF 33-50-00-5. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CALLED MCC OF FINDINGS. MCC ELECTED TO RELEASE THE A/C, SO IONG AS THE OPERATIONAL CHECK IS PASSING. LET BATTERIES CHARGE FOR AN ADDITIONAL HOUR, THEN PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK AGAIN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. EMERGENCY LIGHT TOGGLE SWITCH PLACED IN "OFF" POSITION. POWERED DOWN A/C, OK TO CONT.

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