Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 30, 2025
Submitted
June 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0273
Aircraft time
4,150 hours, 2,725 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Discharged
Location
Zone 200
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

ON POWER-UP PRIOR TO FIRST FLIGHT OF DAY, MAIN EXIT SIGN LIGHT (FORWARD) DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PER MX TRIED TWO 30 MIN CHARGING CYCLES. LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. TECH ACCESSED THE AIRCRAFT, POWERED UP SYSTEM, & PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND, AND NO EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. ALL THREE EXIT SIGNS WERE ILLUMINATED AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. PER MM, TECH LEAVE THE BATTERY PACKS ON CHARGE FOR 2 HOURS TO ENSURE FULLY CHARGED. INSPECTED CONNECTORS, MAIN DOOR EXIT SIGN LIGHT NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYS POWERED ON 1 MORE TIME , & TECHN MOVED WIRING & CONNECTOR WHILE OBSERVING LIGHTS. MAIN DOOR EXIT SIGN REMAINED STEADILY ILLUMINATED, NO FLICKERING OR OTHER ABNORMALITIES. PERFORM ANOTHER OPS CHK GOOD AND REPORT MCC. PERFORMED IAW AMM 33-50-00.

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