Service difficulty report · Cell · Beech B200

Difficulty date
September 19, 2001
Submitted
November 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N67SD
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1327
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Cell
Part number
32824001
Part serial
10001969
Condition
Defective
Location
Battery
Part time
140 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FIRST FEW WEEKS OF FLYING, BEGAN TO BLOW ONE MAIN 325 AMP CURRENT LIMITS. BATTERY WAS NOT DUE ANY MAINTENANCE, BUT REMOVED AND BENCH CHECKED IT BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE HIGH CURRENT DRAW. FOUND CELL NR 9 TO NOT MEET SPECS. IN RELATION TO MM CAP CHECK. THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A MAINTENANCE BATTERY.

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