Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 23, 2001
Submitted
April 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3057
Aircraft time
14,353 hours, 12,725 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
DTSP400L
Part serial
9602439
Condition
Overheated
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
8,604 hours, 7,655 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHILE TURNING ON FINAL, THE CREW NOTICED THERE WASN''T THREE GEAR LOCKED DOWN INDICATIONS. THE CREW INITIATED THE A GO AROUND AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. THE PROBLEM WAS THEN CORRECTED. THE CREW ALSO RECEIVED A NR 1 BATTERY OVERHEAT WARNING ON THE RED WARNING PANEL. FLIGHT 4097 HAD TO DO TWO MORE GO AROUNDS DUE TO TRAFFIC. FLIGHT 4097 LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT WHERE THE NR 1 BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.