Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 5, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3033
Aircraft time
12,704 hours, 11,812 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
11574
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
9,803 hours, 8,769 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 9A WAS NOT WORKING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 6LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.