Service difficulty report · Battery Box · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
May 13, 2014
Submitted
May 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900UM
Make and model
Doug MD900
Aircraft serial
90000112
Aircraft time
2,027 hours, 8,814 cycles
Part
Battery Box
Part number
900F2305865103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
2,027 hours, 8,814 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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 ONGOING MX INSPECTION, MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON LOWER LT BATTERY BOX CLOSE OUT FLANGE. OBTAINED ENGINEERING SERVICE REPORT, ESR900-09201-CP1 DESCRIBING THE REPAIR. THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS MINOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS ACFT CONTINUES TO REMAIN OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.

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