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Service difficulty report · Charger · Cessna 305A

Difficulty date
October 8, 2003
Submitted
December 8, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4848
Make and model
Cessna 305A
Aircraft serial
N4848M
Part
Charger
Condition
Burned
Location
Master Battery
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

PURCHASED A 24 VOLT CHARGER ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. IT WAS A PRISM BRAND IMPORTED BY CSB BATTERY IN FT. WORTH. IT WAS ADVERTISED NOT TO OVERCHARGE IF LEFT CONNECTED INDEFINITELY. I LEFT IT ON FOR 3 WEEKS WHILE I WAS TRAVELING. I RETURNED TO FIND THE ACID BOILED OUT OF THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY MELTED. TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH ALL PARTIES. RETURNED THE CHARGER TO CSB. THEY TOLD ME THEY INSPECTED IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM WAS WITH MY BATTERY.

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