Service difficulty report · Battery Pack · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
April 26, 2000
Submitted
April 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54345
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21632
Aircraft time
51,759 hours, 34,131 cycles
Part
Battery Pack
Part number
1102837
Condition
Shorted
Location
Airstair
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

THE AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT, AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN, CENTER EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN, AND THE RT SIDE FWD AND AFT EMERGENCY ESCAPE EXIT SIGN WERE ALL INOPERATIVE. FOUND THE AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK WAS SHORTED INTERNALLY IMPACTING ALL FOUR POSITIONS. REPLACED SAME. CHECK-C 8-8-99 MCI.