Service difficulty report · Thermister · Israel ASTRASPX

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
June 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610SM
Make and model
Israel ASTRASPX
Aircraft serial
101
Aircraft time
4,495 hours, 3,348 cycles
Part
Thermister
Part number
115611
Part serial
052011
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Main Battery
Part time
4,139 hours, 3,122 cycles
Component
Battery · Saft
Component part number
32348001
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A BATTERY OVERTEMP WARNING AND BATTERY TEMP INDICATION ROSE ABOVE 188 DEGREES C, UPON RETURN, BATTERIES WHERE COLD TO THE TOUCH, PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECK OF THE THERMISTOR IN THE NR 2 BATTERY AND THE RESISTANCE WAS OUT OF MM TOLERANCES. R & R THE THERMISTOR IN THE NR 2 MAIN BATTERY, ALL GROUND CHECKS NORMAL, RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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