Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
February 10, 2014
Submitted
March 14, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40053
Part
Battery
Part number
B3856901
Condition
Discharged
Location
Master
Part time
10 hours
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

POWER UP AND POWER DOWN OF AIRCRAFT WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IAW INSTRUCTIONS IN THE AMM. WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER ON, MAIN BATTERY WENT DOWN TO 2 VOLTS. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTERWARDS THAT MFG ISSUED MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR POWER UP AND POWER DOWN. MAIN AND APU BATTERIES WERE SWAPPED AND THE TIPS WERE USED ONLY TO HAVE THE APU BATTERY DO THE SAME IN APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS. ACQUIRED A 787 POWER UP PROCEDURE THAT IS NOT IN THE AMM, BUT IS USED BY MFG, ALSO HAS STEPS NOT YET INCORPORATED INTO THE AMM INVOLVING POWER DOWN AND POWER UP. NOTE: THE DAY AFTER THE FIRST BATTERY WENT DOWN THE TIPS WERE NOT VIEWABLE EITHER. BATTERY, PN B3856-901 IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, REPLACED BY -902. ATTACHED PROCEDURE AND TIPS.

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