Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 14, 2003
Submitted
December 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
235
Aircraft time
31,365 hours, 34,692 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
61047811
Condition
Faulty
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

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN MAINTENANCE IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING TEST THAT SEVERAL OVERHEAD AND OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE FOUND POSITION 300 POWER SUPPLY WITH GROUND WIRE BROKEN AND ASSOCIATED BATTERY OVERHEATING. BOTH WERE REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. SUSPECT OTHER BATTERIES WERE AT FAULT, AND ALL BATTERIES WERE REMOVED AND RERPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.