Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 21, 2002
Submitted
August 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3051
Aircraft time
18,746 hours, 16,550 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
11569
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
15,262 hours, 13,403 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 LIGHTING AT THE REAR EXIT SIGN WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 7LK POSITION. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.