Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 12, 2023
Submitted
August 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
50500275
Part
Battery
Part number
7450LS00
Part serial
005802
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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 LIGHTING: 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT UPON LOOKING AFT INTO CABIN WE DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE SWITCH IN THE ARM POSITION. WE COULD NOT TURN THEM OFF. NO BREAKERS WERE POPPED . AFTER LANDING AND DE-POWER , WE APPLIED BATTERIES AND GPU. THE EMER LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE IN THE ARM CONDITION. //SIGNOFF// TROUBLE SHOT AND FOUND THAT BOTH FWD AND AFT ERNER BATT'S ARE DEPLETED OF MOST OF THERE CHARGE, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FWD AND AFT EMER BATT'S IAW EMB-505 AMM CH 33-52-01/400 OP'S CK GOOD.