Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2020
Submitted
March 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
83,407 hours, 19,416 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THIRD REPEAT WRITE-UP. APPROX 45 INTO FLIGHT AT CRUISE FL330 OBSERVED INTERMITTENT LEVEL 1 "BATTERY DISCHARGING". ALERT CYCLED ON & OFF FROM 1-5 MIN INTER. NOTICED VOLTS IN THE 31-38V RANGE. LEVEL 1 BATTERY DISCHARGE ALERT CHANGED FROM INTERMITTENT TO STEADY. FOLLOWED QRH DIVERTED AND LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE. VOLTS NEVER FELL BELOW 31V. ALL MX COMPLETED ON MTSI 24-30/9215. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALERTS OPS CHECKS NORMAL ON GROUND AT THIS STATION PER MM 24-00-01-5.

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