Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 7, 2002
Submitted
August 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3056
Aircraft time
17,895 hours, 15,714 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
10511
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
15,652 hours, 13,830 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 FIRST SECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 4LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.