SDR 97ZZZX3859

Service difficulty report · Elt

Difficulty date: August 21, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Filed by: JVYR016L
Jays Aircraft Maintenance Inc
System (JASC): 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
Part: Elt
Part number: ACKE01
Condition: Corroded
Location: Battery
Component: Ack
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

TWO TIMES WITHIN TWO WEEKS FOUND ACK TECHNOLOGIES ELT'S, MODEL ACK E01, INOPERABLE. ON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND THE D-CELL BATTERIES, TERMINALS, AND CIRCUIT BOARD CORRODED. TERMINALS AND CIRCUIT BOARDS WERE CLEANED, NEW BATTERIES INSTALLED, BUT THE ELT WAS STILL INOPERABLE. CAUSE - BAD SEALING.