Service difficulty report · Battery · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 8, 2007
Submitted
September 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
16,062 hours, 16,252 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Master
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

LAX FLIGHT NR 2468: ON TAXI OUT, NR 1 TRU SHOWED NO LOAD. MAIN BATTERY SHOWED BETWEEN A CHARGE OF -18 TO A LOAD OF +15 WITHIN A 15 SECOND SPAN AND CONTINUED TO CYCLE. NO TRU CAUTION LIGHT. PULLED TRU C/B PER MTC AND RESET. NR 1 TRU LOAD SHOWED .01 THEN 0. MAIN BATTERY CONTINUED CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED MAIN BATTERY FOR FOM. CLEANED CONTACTS ON SHUNTS 2431-R3, 2431-R4 AND 2431-R7. REINSTALLED MAIN BATTERY. GROUND RAN BOTH ENGINES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.