What was found
DURING A REPLACEMENT OF THE ELT BATTERY FOR TIME CHANGE TECHNICIAN FOUND CORROSION INSIDE BATTERY CASE. PROBABLE CAUSE IS THE HEAT.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2003
- Submitted
- July 24, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8101C
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1538
- Engine
- Cont IO520BB
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Case
- Part number
- ELT1104
- Part serial
- 59329
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elt
- Part time
- 2,747 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.