SDR 95ZZZX3208

Service difficulty report · Elt · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
May 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66770
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Aircraft serial
15076264
Part
Elt
Part number
SHARC7
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Elt Case
Component
Leigh
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND ELT CASE HAD RUPTURED VIOLENTLY DESTROYING ELT, BATTERIES HAD NOT RUPTURED. THERE WAS NO CORROSION ON AIRFRAME. ELT HAD BEEN OVERHAULED IN 1992, BATTERIES WERE 2 YEARS OLD. THIS IS SECOND SHARC 7 ELT FOUND IN THIS CONDITION IN 2 YEARS.

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