Service difficulty report · Elt · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
October 20, 2017
Submitted
October 20, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Part
Elt
Part number
EO4
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
1 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INOP - FAULTY RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. SUPPOSED TO BE A DIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR ACK E-01. TRANSMISSION ON COM CAUSES ELT ANNUNCIATOR TO BLINK RED - IE ELT ACTIVATED. BENCH TESTED FOR RF IMMUNITY - DOES NOT COMPLY WITH RTCA 204A (ABOUT 6DB BELOW SPEC) . ALSO NOTED "DIFFICULTIES" IN RTCA DO204A MAY AFFECT ALSO OTHER ELT MFG'S. RTCA HAS NOT EVALUTATED THE EFFECT OF MUTUAL COUPLING BETWEEN ANTENNAS AND TEST SIGNAL LEVELS CORRECTLY?

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