Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Beech A36

Difficulty date
October 7, 2003
Submitted
October 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798JB
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E3468
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
4520130
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elt
Part time
538 hours
Component part number
ELT1104
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TWO OCCURENCES WITHIN A WEEK. TWO ELT-110-4 WITH LEAKING BATTERY PACKS THAT ALSO CRACKED CASE OF BATTERY PACK. LISTED THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF BOTH ELT. ELT 67603 HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 8/03 AND ELT 62551 HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 4/04.

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