Service difficulty report · Elt · Cubcft CC18180

Difficulty date
September 26, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N907CF
Make and model
Cubcft CC18180
Aircraft serial
CC180045
Part
Elt
Part number
ME406
Part serial
19701982
Condition
Failed
Part time
167 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.

What was found

WHEN THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK, THE ELT FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VERTICAL MOTION OF THE ACFT COMING TO REST INVERTED DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH FWD MOTION TO ACTIVATE THE ELT. POST ACCIDENT GROUND TEST OF THE ELT SHOWED THAT THE UNIT WAS FUNCTIONAL WHEN ACTIVED AS DIRECTED IN THE UNITS DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND MM.