Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 18, 2021
Submitted
December 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605708
Aircraft time
12,464 hours, 9,596 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
99131
Part serial
2644
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

EMERG EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND ALONG BOTH SIDES OF MAIN CABIN DOOR ARE INOPERATIVE UNLESS MAIN DC POWER IS TURNED ON ALSO. // SIGNOFF// PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM IAW CE560XLS MM CH.33-50-01 NOTING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. OTHER EMERGENCY LIGHTS APPEAR VERY DIM. ALLOWED EMERGENCY BATTERIES TO CHARGE ON EXTERNAL POWER FOR 1.75HRS. AGAIN, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM IAW CE560XLS MM CH.33-50-01 NOTING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOW OPERATING BUT VERY DIM. SUSPECT FAULTY EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES. GAINED ACCESS TO AND REMOVED FORWARD EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY P/N 9913-1 S/N 2014 AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED POWER SUPPLY P/N 9913-1 S/N 2244 IAWCE560XLS MM CH.33-50-01. GAINED ACCESS TO AND REMOVED AFT EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY P/N 9913-1 S/N 2644 AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED POWER SUPPLY P/N 9913-1 S/N 736 IAW CES60XLS MM CH.33-50-01. SEE ITEMS 5.5 AND 5,6 OF THIS WORK ORDER FOR BATTERY TOP-CHARGING PERFORMED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM IAW CE560)(LS MM CH.33-50-01 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. CLOSED ALL ACCESS AS REQUIRED,

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