Service difficulty report · Elt

Difficulty date
June 13, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Part
Elt
Part number
AK450
Part serial
454945
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Part time
50 hours
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

ELT INSTALLED NEW JUNE 2001, WITH NEW BATTERIES. IN MAY 2002, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UNIT DID NOT TRANSMIT WHEN THE G SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE BATTERIES ARE STILL GOOD AND THE UNIT APPEARS TO BE GOOD. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO AMERI-KING FOR REPAIR. FURTHUR INQUIRY BY THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THREE OTHER UNITS INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT THAT DID NOT WORK.