Service difficulty report · Battery · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3045
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Battery
Part number
321430
Condition
Discharged
Location
Row 7-10
Part time
6,757 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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 CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 7 TO 10 AND THE LT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WERE FOUND TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY BY THE FLIGHT CREW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY LOCATED AT POSITION 6LK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. OPERATION CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.