Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 23, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
46,598 hours, 12,927 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Battery
Part number
018550000
Condition
Discharged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

MAINT CREW REPORTS APU BATTERY DEAD. BATTERY SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT ON DURING BASE MAINT WITH GRD PWR APPLIED, MAIN AND APU BATT SHOW CHARGING. AFTER 30 MIN BOTH SHOW FULLY CHARGED WITH NORMAL VOLTAGE. BOTH BATT ARE COOL TO TOUCH AND CHARGERS A NORMAL WARM. AFTER RE-CHARGE APU START WAS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.