Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
February 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
515
Aircraft time
29,115 hours, 39,794 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Discharged
Location
Emergency Lights
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 INSPECTION, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. GROUND MX CREW ALLOWED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES TO CHARGE, AND PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYS. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RELEASED TO FLIGHT STATUS.