Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 9, 2001
Submitted
October 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3045
Aircraft time
16,623 hours, 14,756 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
10588
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
12,324 hours, 10,898 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 LIGHTING AT ROWS EIGHT AND NINE WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.