Service difficulty report · Battery · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
June 11, 2014
Submitted
June 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761P
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760588
Aircraft time
7,244 hours, 12,385 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
763844
Part serial
G02762782
Condition
Overheated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
132 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON RETURN FLIGHT, SULFUR LIKE FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. SMELL WENT AWAY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED OFF. LT SYS OFF & COMPLETED FLIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ACFT & NOTICED ACFT BATTERY VERY HOT & THE SULFUR SMELL IS FROM BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY, ALL CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.