SDR 96ZZZX3661

Service difficulty report · Elt · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843CA
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE43
Part
Elt
Part number
4523050
Condition
Unsecured
Location
Empennage
Part time
2,570 hours
Component
Artex · 1104
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

DURING OTHER MAINTENANCE IN EMPENNAGE, THE ELT ASSEMBLY WAS DISCOVERED UNSECURED. THE UNIT HAD BROKEN FROM ITS MOUNTING BASE AND WAS LODGED BETWEEN RIBS ADJACENT TO MOUNTING PAD. ANTENNA WAS STILL ATTACHED, BUT ELT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. THE MOUNTING TRAY WAS BROKEN IN NUMEROUS PIECES OF WHICH WERE LAYING LOOSE IN EMPENNAGE.

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