Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 9, 2012
Submitted
July 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
528
Aircraft time
27,848 hours, 38,838 cycles
Part
Battery
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 PREFLIGHT, CREW NOTICED SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MX CONTROL THE CREW PLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN THE COCKPIT IN THE ARM POSITION AND ALLOWED THE BATTERIES TO CHARGE. AFTER THE SYS WAS CHARGED, AN OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASE FOR FLIGHT.