Service difficulty report · Battery · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 23, 2001
Submitted
July 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964SA
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2931
Part
Battery
Part number
23761
Part serial
089590
Condition
Failed
Location
Tailboom
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT WHEN BATTERY OVER TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT TURNED OFF GENERATOR SYSTEM AND LANDED. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND ALLOWED TO COOL. BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. INSPECTION OF REMOVED BATTERY INDICATED LOW WATER LEVELS AND ONE DEAD CELL. AIRCRAFT HAD SAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT BEING OPERATED, THEN RETURNED TO HEAVY, DAILY USAGE. RECOMMEND MORE FREQUENT CONDITION CHECKS OF BATTERIES INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT.