Service difficulty report · Battery · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
September 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
429
Aircraft time
34,784 hours, 31,898 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Battery
Part number
AD16566
Part serial
504553
Condition
Discharged
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.

What was found

DURING MX INSPECTION, FOUND THE EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGE BELOW LIMITS. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE EMERGENCY BATTERY IAW EX-243185-RAI-10020. OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.