Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 12, 2001
Submitted
April 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3061
Aircraft time
12,735 hours, 11,262 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
DTSP400L
Part serial
9401975
Condition
Overheated
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
12,084 hours, 10,949 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM PIT TO AZO, THE CREW RECEIVED A BATTERY OVERHEAT INDICATION ON THE RED WARNING PANEL. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT WOULD DIVERT INTO CAK. WHILE ON APPROACH THE INDICATION BECAME INTERMITTENT AND ON FINAL THE INDICATION HAD EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO AZO WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.