Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25279
Aircraft time
81,359 hours, 9,938 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Battery
Part number
18550000
Part serial
768
Condition
Discharged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

APU BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD, DUE TO BAT SW BEING LEFT ON WITH NO POWER SOURCE AVAIL TO ACFT. REPLACED APU BATTERY.