Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 25, 2009
Submitted
February 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
23,680 hours, 33,259 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
61047811
Part serial
980126197092211
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
17,318 hours, 24,413 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW LEFT SWITCH IN THE ARM POSITION OVERNIGHT, WHICH IN TURN KILLED THE BATTERIES.