What was found
DURING A CONDITION INSPECTION, THIS ELT BATTERY WAS FOUND TO HAVE HAD A THERMAL RUNAWAY. THIS UNIT CAN BE USED IN A MULTITUDE OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2021
- Submitted
- May 5, 2021
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Amtr RV9
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- E0040
- Part serial
- 00057
- Condition
- Melted
- Location
- Elt
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.