What was found
EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACON FAILED PRIOR TO FIRST ANNUAL CHECK. BATTERIES WERE FINE, BUT UNIT FAILED TO FUNCTION- IT WAS DEAD ONLY ONE YEAR AFTER INITIAL INSTALLATION.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2002
- Submitted
- February 24, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N310VD
- Make and model
- Cessna 310N
- Aircraft serial
- 310N0123
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Elt
- Part number
- AK450
- Part serial
- 50035
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 60 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.