Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 19, 2000
Submitted
April 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3075
Aircraft time
9,844 hours, 8,661 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
10596
Condition
Failed
Location
Row 9a
Part time
9,356 hours, 8,355 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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 SIGN AT ROW 9A WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. 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.