Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 27, 2001
Submitted
May 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3056
Aircraft time
14,770 hours, 13,089 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
14555
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
348 hours, 311 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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 CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES WERE DRAINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.