Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 4, 2000
Submitted
October 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53633
Aircraft time
2,454 hours, 1,369 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
408822101
Condition
Discharged
Location
Row 21
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS LT AND RT ABOVE ROW 21 DID NOT ILLUMINATE, AND THE MID CABIN EGRESS LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY PACK FOR THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, AND SECURED LOOSE WIRE ON EGRESS LIGHTS. NO CHECK-C.

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