What was found
DURING MX INSPECTION, FOUND THE MAIN BATTERY WAS DRAINED TO UNUSABLE CONDITION. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE MAIN BATTERY AND THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW JIC 24-31-85. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2012
- Submitted
- January 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N540AM
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212A
- Aircraft serial
- 540
- Aircraft time
- 23,160 hours, 26,909 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2432 · Battery/Charger System
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- AD4078216566
- Part serial
- 505440X01725
- Condition
- Discharged
- Location
- Master
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.