Service difficulty report · Battery · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
October 18, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
893
Aircraft time
44,785 hours, 17,748 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Battery
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flashlight
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN CTCD DD ON ARRIVAL ORD WITH SITUATION THAT OCCURRED IN COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. ONE OF THE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHT THAT CAPTAIN HAD IN FLIGHT BACK LEAKED (POPPED) AND RELEASED FUMES/SMOKE IN COCKPIT. F/O DONNED OXYGEN MASK AS CAPTAIN INCREASED OUTSIDE AIR FLOW TO CLEAR COCKPIT.

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