What was found
ANNUAL INSPECTION OF A ELT-10 BATTERY REVEALED SEVERE ALKALINE DECOMPOSITION AND LOOSE CELLS IN THE PLASTIC CONTAINER. THE MAJORITY ALKALINE 1.5V CELLS WERE LEAKING.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2012
- Submitted
- November 30, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- BP1010
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Elt
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.