Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 10, 2025
Submitted
July 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605735
Aircraft time
15,113 hours, 11,430 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Inoperative
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

AFTER DOING A FLIGHT AN HOUR AGO EMERGENCY CABIN LIGHTS ARE FLASHING OVER THE ENTRY DOOR AS WELL AS SEAT THREE AND FOUR. FLOOR LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AS WELL. ARRIVED AND POWERED UP THE AIRCRAFT. TURNED ON AND NOTICED THAT THE 2 FWD CABIN EMERGANCY LINGS WERE FLASHING. PUT THE EM. LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION AND LET THE BATTERY CHARGE FOR 30 MINUTES. AFTER 30 MINUTES SELECTED THE EM. LIGHTS TO THE ON POSITION AND NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE STEADY ON FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING TO FLASH AGAIN. FWD EM. BATTERY POWER SUPPLY WILL REQUIRE REPLACMENT. REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE FWD EM. BATTERY INSTALLED A REPAIRED BATTERY REFERENCING AMM: 33-50-01. CHARGED THE BATTERY FOR 1.75 HRS PER AMM: 33-50-01. OPS CHECK OF THE EMERGANCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS GOOD.

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