Service difficulty report · Battery · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 20, 2025
Submitted
November 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0184
Aircraft time
6,653 hours, 4,422 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
CBS281
Part serial
008570
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

WE ENTERED THE PLANE AND WERE TESTING THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FOUND SOME INOP. EMERGENCY LIGHT OVERHEAD SEAT NR 7, FLOOR LIGHTING SEAT NR 8, & EMERGENCY EXIT OVER A WING ARE NOT ILLUMINATING. CHARGED THE BATTERY FOR 60 MINS & STILL NO LIGHTS. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. RESEARCHED AMM FOR LIGHT LOCATION THAT'S TIED TO THE BATTERY. FOUND THAT NR 3 BATTERY PACK LOCATION AFFECTS ALL THE LIGHTS AS DESCRIBED PER DISCREPANCY. REMOVED EMERGENCY BATTERY DUE TO BATTERY NOT HOLDING A CHARGE AND INSTALLED A NEW EMERGENCY BATTERY. ALLOWED BATTERIES TO CHARGE FOR 2 HRS. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS. OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 33-50-06.

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