Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 3, 2002
Submitted
May 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3056
Aircraft time
17,139 hours, 15,125 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
8413
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
15,719 hours, 13,723 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 AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AFTER DISCOVERING THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT ROWS 2, 3, AND 4 WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY IN THE 4LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.