What was found
ELT FAILED G-FORCE TEST REQUIRED BY FAR 91.207D. ONLY VERY HARD BLOWS WITH A HAMMER WOULD ACTIVATE G-SWITCH. MANUAL OPERATION OF THE ELT WAS NORMAL AND NO CORROSION WAS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9935L
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17276651
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Elt
- Part number
- DMELT81
- Condition
- Failed Test
- Location
- G Switch
- Part time
- 1,300 hours
- Component
- Dornemargln
- 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.