Service difficulty report · Battery · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
January 9, 2024
Submitted
January 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000079
Aircraft time
1,671 hours, 994 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
CBS281
Part serial
008577
Condition
No Test
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

EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGES BUT WILL NOT KEEP CHARGE. EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE 2 HRS AFTER ACFT SHUTDOWN. GAINED ACCESS TO THE #1 & 4 BATTERY PACKS & SWAPPED THEM FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. ALLOWED BATTERIES TO CHARGE & WAITED 2 HRS AFTER POWERING DOWN. AFTER 2 HRS, POWERED ON EMERGENCY LIGHT & FOUND THEY TURNED ON. TURNED OFF EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH & EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAYED ON, FOUND NR 3 G-SWITCH TRIPPED. RESET SWITCH & SWAPPED BACK BATTERIES. LET THE PLANE COLD SOAK FOR 2 HRS & PERFORMED OPS CHECKS & FOUND WITH BATTERY DISCONNECTED SHOULD HAVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON IN ON & ARM POSITION. ONLY GETTING LIGHTS TO COME ON IN ON POSITION. SUSPECT NR 4 BATTERY FAULTY. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 33-50-07. REVIEWED MAINTENANCE & FOUND NR 1 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REMOVED NR 1 BATTERY DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE, & INSTALLED REPAIRED BATTERY IAW AMM 33-50-07. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 33- 50-00, FOUND TEST SATISFACTORY. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 1/9/2024.