Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 3, 2001
Submitted
April 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3056
Aircraft time
14,338 hours, 12,703 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
10256
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
10,261 hours, 9,078 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 7LK BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.