Service difficulty report · Battery · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
July 9, 2011
Submitted
July 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852A
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
213
Aircraft time
7,028 hours, 10,328 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Engine time
6,933 hours, 10,619 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Battery
Part number
RG380E44
Part serial
40195510
Condition
Discharged
Location
Master
Part time
80 hours, 80 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF ABOUT 600 FT AGL, PUSHER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLAP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NR 1 RADIO INOPERATIVE & NR 2 RADIO COULD RECEIVE, BUT NOT TRANSMIT. INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MLG SELECTOR PUT IN DOWN POSITION, 2 GREEN LIGHTS ON MLG, & A RED INDICATION ON NLG. MANUALLY PUMPED EMERGENCY MLG HANDLE, ALL MLG LIGHTS GREEN. DURING APPROACH, ESSENTIAL BUSS & AV BUSS CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CONTACTED VIA CELL PHONE & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HYDRAULICS, INVERTER, & WINDSHIELD HEAT CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BATTERY VOLTAGE AT 0. DID A LOW PASS FLYOVER & GROUND CONFIRMED NLG APPEARED TO BE DOWN & LOCKED. A NO FLAPS LANDING INITIATED, WITH NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.