SDR 96ZZZX3814

Service difficulty report · Elt

Difficulty date
July 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Elt
Part number
4530150
Condition
Malfunction
Location
G-Switch
Part time
10 hours
Component
Artex
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

AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP AT NIGHT AND SOME TIME DURING THE NIGHT THE ELT STARTED TO TRANSMIT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, IT WAS RESET AND A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SAME CONDITION WAS EXPERIENCED. THE ELT WAS REPLACED.