Service difficulty report · Charger · Boeing 747230F

Difficulty date
October 7, 2011
Submitted
October 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230F
Aircraft serial
24138
Aircraft time
92,034 hours
Part
Charger
Part number
279202
Part serial
975
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Battery
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE AT FL 380, FO SMELLED SOME SMOKE. CREW DONNED O2 MASKS AS A PRECAUTION AND FE RAN CHECKLIST. CREW LOCATED SMELL COMING FROM MAIN BATTERY AREA AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE COMING OUT OF LOUVER VENTS. REPORTED A GOOD AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM LOUVER VENTS. THE VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY SHOWED 23 TO 24 VOLTS WITH NO AMPERAGE. THE BEST OPTION WAS TO DIVERT. CHECKED FOR SMOKE AGAIN AND APPEARED TO HAVE STOPPED WITH JUST A OCCASIONAL WHIFF ON THE SMELL. DETERMINED THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OR FAILURE EXCEPT THE BATTERY VOLTAGE, DID NOT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE REST OF THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL. A/C MAIN AND APU BATTERIES INTERCHANGED, MAIN AND APU BATTERY CHARGERS INTERCHANGED IAW MM 24-31-01 & 02 MM 24-31-06 & 07. A/C MM 05-51-50 COMPLIED W OPS APU INOP IAW MEL 49-1 RFF ALSO LP 411048. APU BATTERY CHARGER DEFERRED FOR BATT CHARGER REPLACEMENT IAW MEL 24-24 REPAIR INT "C" R&R APU BATTERY CHARGER IAW MM 24-31-07 PG 401 - THIS CLRD DMI 861 PLACARD REMOVED.