Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 6, 2012
Submitted
January 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21530
Aircraft time
41,984 hours, 28,890 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
6013211
Part serial
5806
Condition
Discharged
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W, L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON WALK AROUND, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SWITCH HAD BEEN LEFT IN "ARM" WITH POWER OFF. ALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES DEAD, INCLUDING ESCAPE SLIDE. R & R BATTERIES ON COCKPIT AND L1 DOOR "EMERGENCY EXIT" LIGHTS. OPS CHECK GOOD. R & R ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-50-051-2. OPS CHECK GOOD. PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.