Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 15, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3060
Aircraft time
13,541 hours, 11,829 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
9874
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
13,367 hours, 12,269 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 LIGHTING AT ROWS 4 AND 7 WERE NOT WORKING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT WERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.