Service difficulty report · Battery · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 24, 2003
Submitted
October 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45902
Part
Battery
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE LOWER COMPARTMENT FIRE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FORWARD A COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT & CHANGED TO A MAINT LIGHT. THE LOWER COMPARTMENT LIGHT WAS ON LESS THAN 20 SEC BEFORE IT CHANGED TO MAINT LIGHT. PERFORMED T/S TO THE LOWER CARGO FIRE WARNING SYS FOUND CCU FAULTY BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WITH FWD A BELLY 31 STILL SHOWS INOPERATIVE BATTERY FA 12560 SHOWS LOW DEFERRED PIT 31.

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