What was found
FOUND ELT BATTERY CASE BULGED ON BOTTOM. FOUND ALL CONTACTS WITHIN BATTERY COMPARTMENT LOOSE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE (COULD SEE WHERE PLASTIC HAD MELTED) COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE SHORT. REPLACED ELT. (K)
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2007
- Submitted
- October 31, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N32276
- Make and model
- Piper PA28151
- Aircraft serial
- 287515109
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Battery
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Elt
- Component
- Elt · Ameriking
- Component part number
- AK450
- 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.