Service difficulty report · Charger · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 30, 2015
Submitted
October 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48527
Aircraft time
740 hours, 15,403 cycles
Part
Charger
Part number
100021201
Part serial
1206
Condition
Failed
Location
Battery
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

30 MIN INTO FLIGHT, AT FL 370 RECEIVED LEVEL ONE BATTERY DISCHARGE FOR 10 - 15 SECONDS, FOLLOWED BY BATTERY CHARGE FOR 5 SECONDS. BATTERY SHOWED 29V & CHARGED TO 31 VOLTS & REMAINED THERE TILL SHUTDOWN. BATTERY DISCHARGE ALERT CLEARED AFTER BATTERY CHARGE TO 31 VOLTS. DURING PERIOD OF BATTERY CHARGING RECEIVED AURAL TIRE FAILURE 3X CONFIG PAGE NORMAL. R & R BATTERY CHARGER IAW AMM 24-34-03-4, ALSO R & R TWO SHIP BATTERIES IAW AMM 24-34-02-4. REFERENCE MTSI 24-00 7935, R & R ACFT MODULAR POWER UNIT IAW AMM 24-33-03-4 AS A PRECAUTION, DUE TO HISTORY. BATTERY CHARGES & SHUTS DOWN NORMALLY IAW AMM 24-34-03-5, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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