Service difficulty report · Battery · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
July 24, 2014
Submitted
July 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42836
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
200
Aircraft time
40,393 hours, 49,790 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Battery
Part number
9750W0538
Part serial
9310W0005
Condition
Defective
Location
Main
Part time
39,958 hours, 49,101 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAIN BATTERY CHARGE OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX PANEL MAIN BATTERY VOLTS SHOWED 18 VOLTS THEN READ 29. HOWEVER, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL DESCENT 10000 FEET. STRONG BURNING SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK. MX REPLACED MAIN BATTERY. OPERATIONS TEST MAIN BATTERY PROTECTION UNIT & FOUND TO BE OK.

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