Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 16, 2023
Submitted
September 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605829
Aircraft time
13,223 hours, 10,013 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
99131
Part serial
525
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

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING IS INOP. CONNECTED GPI) & ALLOW FOR BATTERIES TO CHARGE. PERFORMED EMER LIGHT APS TEST AND FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. CHARGED EMER LIGHTS AGAIN & FAILED AGAIN BUT THIS LIME STAY ON FOR LONGER THAN PREVIOUS. ATTEMPT 3RD CHARGE AND THIS TIME IT FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. ADVISED MCC AND EMER BATTERY PACKS ARE AN ORDER. WORK DONE IAW MM 33-50-01. RECEIVED TWO OVERHAULED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS FROM THE CUSTOMER. REMOVED AFT EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-50-01. ALLOWED BATTERY PACK TO CHARGE. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK OPS CHECK IAW AMM 33-50-01 AND FOUND THE OPS TEST TO BE SATISFACTORY. REMOVED FWD EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-50-01. ALLOWED BATTERY PACK TO CHARGE. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 33-50-01 AND FOUND THE OPERATIONAL LOST TO BE SATISFACTORY. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 8/18/2023

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