Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23205
Aircraft time
73,776 hours, 30,344 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Defective
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING AN OVERNIGHT LINE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING FROM STATION 700 (NEAR DOOR TWO) TO STATION 900 (NEAR THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING ROOT) WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ASSOCIATED BATTERY PACK TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THE BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED.