Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 10, 2009
Submitted
August 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47660
Aircraft time
68,144 hours, 65,525 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
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 LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY SIDEWALL LIGHTING IN THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

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