Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
May 14, 2002
Submitted
May 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917UP
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19310
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cockpit
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

INSPECTION TYPE:AS-E BATTERIES IN THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY ARE WEAK. UPON REPLACEMENT OF BATTERIES, THE BATTERY TRAY END TAB BROKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY IN THE COCKPIT AS PER M/M 33-50-67. OP'S CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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