Service difficulty report · Battery · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 4, 2024
Submitted
April 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796PC
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
796
Aircraft time
6,219 hours, 7,781 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
RG380E44
Part serial
70010091
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

BEEN RECEIVING BATTERIES (P N# RG-380E/44)FROM VENDOR ISATAIR IN FLORIDA AS BEING REPAIRED AND NONE ARE HOLDING APM,S WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING FLAP RESETS AND ON THE VERGE OF HAVING HOT STARTS. ORDERED NEW BATTERY AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS TILL THE 200HR CAP CHECK BATTERIES ARE INSTALLED WHICH ARE ON A MINDER TILL INSTALLED. EVERYTIME WE TURN THEM IN FOR CAP CHECK I REQUEST A NEW BATTERY AND KEEP RECEIVING THE OLD ONE BACK SAYING REPAIRED LIKE TO GET RID OF THE OLD ONES AND RECEIVE NEW ONES