Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 29, 2002
Submitted
August 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Aircraft time
17,145 hours, 21,469 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
10543
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Part time
14,808 hours, 13,082 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 LAST TWO EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS WERE 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.