Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 22, 2003
Submitted
October 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3070
Aircraft time
19,556 hours, 16,867 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Part serial
10598
Condition
Failed
Location
Emergency Light
Part time
17,827 hours, 15,432 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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 FLOOR LIGHTING AT ROWS 5-10 WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 5LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.