Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
January 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
516
Aircraft time
28,769 hours, 39,963 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Discharged
Location
Emergency Light
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

DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSP, AIRCREW FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. AIRCREW PLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN THE "ARM" POSITION AND ALLOWED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS TO CHARGE. THEY PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK AND SYS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS.