What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF ELT, FOUND TWO OF THE FOUR BATTERY CONTACTS CORRODED, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAKING BATTERY. ELT WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2013
- Submitted
- July 8, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9456B
- Make and model
- Cessna 175
- Aircraft serial
- 55256
- Aircraft time
- 2,645 hours
- Engine
- Cont GO300*
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Contact
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elt Battery
- Component
- Elt · Ack
- Component part number
- E01
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.