Service difficulty report · Battery · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
December 15, 2014
Submitted
January 7, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N141QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Aircraft serial
9479
Aircraft time
2,596 hours, 907 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Failed
Location
Efb
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT AND RIGHT CLASS 3 ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG, EFB, WILL NOT DISPLAY IMAGE. APPEARS TO BE RECEIVING POWER. R & R LT AND RT ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG DISPLAYS AND RELOADED EFB SOFTWARE IAW SOFTWARE LOAD PROCEDURE FOR L3 EFB DOC 945-6731-001. EFB DISPLAYS GROUND CHECK OPERATIONAL. NOTE: ONCE THE UNITS WERE RETURNED TO THE SHOP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LITHIUM/ION BATTERY HAD SWELLED INDICATING BATTERY OVERHEAT.