As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
ON ANNUAL INSPECTION DISCOVERS BATTERY PACK ON ELT1104 CRACKED AND BATTERY ACID LEAK. FOUND ON TWO SEPARATE UNITS, SAME LOCATION AND SAME FAILURE. BATTERY PACKS PURCHASED IN OCT-2000 DUE FOR REPLACEMENT NEXT MONTH. DAMAGE WAS NOT PRESENT AT PREVIOUS ANNUAL IN OCT-2001.