Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 30, 2010
Submitted
September 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949NS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53022
Aircraft time
54,129 hours, 28,775 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Power Supply
Part number
6011779
Part serial
305
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A SERVICE CHECK, THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS (ON FUSELAGE) WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE DUE TO A NON FUNCTIONING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY POWER SUPPLY. BATTERY WAS FOUND TO BE CHARGED BUT UNIT NOT PROVIDING POWER TO LIGHTS. UNIT TO BE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE.

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