Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 20, 2002
Submitted
April 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Aircraft time
16,123 hours, 13,974 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Power Supply
Part number
321473
Part serial
2335
Condition
Failed
Part time
4,532 hours, 3,873 cycles
Component
Emer Battery · 321430
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE EMERGENCY BATTERY CHANGED PRIOR TO FLIGHT 4189. HOWEVER, ON THE TAXI FROM THE GATE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT ROWS 3 AND 4 DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE POWER SUPPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.