Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 21, 2002
Submitted
August 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3057
Aircraft time
17,563 hours, 15,555 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
10545
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
15,605 hours, 13,909 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 EXIT SIGN AT ROW 11A WAS 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.