Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
July 4, 2012
Submitted
July 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
27,027 hours, 29,304 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, CREW NOTICED SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MX RECHARGED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. AN OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AFTER BATTERIES HAD CHARGED. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.