Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 13, 2002
Submitted
March 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3028
Aircraft time
17,100 hours, 14,625 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
12004
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
13,849 hours, 11,918 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 FLOOR LIGHTING STRIP WAS NOT WORKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY AND THE EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.