Unusual Battery discharge while charging ?

Yesterday , i had the ac adapter plugged in to my notebook (yes it was put in properly)
but,the battery kept on discharging :/
i noticed it just when i was going to power it off
the battery sign up there said discharging , the battery level said (3% left),the battery sign was red
I checked the socket etc ,everything was fine,
i waited a minute,battery level was now 1.5 %
thought i'd deal with it today,
however ,today the battery seems fine
its charging alright,(atm 15.7 %)
any idea what would have caused this ?
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Thanks for the help!
But, it seems that the battery will go from down from 100% even when plugged in(right now it says 72%...and will keep going down until I put it to sleep). Also, when the battery is not fully charged from being unplugged for awhile, it won't charge when the computer is on (green on magsafe light). This has only started happening last month or so and seems like very abnormal behavior.
I've owned the mac for a little over 2 years, and it has always made faint noises, but the buzzing is new--it definitely doesn't sound like a fan. It only happens when the AC is plugged in.

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