SDR 97ZZZX502

Service difficulty report · Elt · Amtr RV6

Difficulty date
December 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N961CP
Make and model
Amtr RV6
Aircraft serial
23938
Part
Elt
Part number
AK450
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuselage
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

ON ACCIDENT SITE, ELT WAS REMOVED FROM FUSELAGE AND SWITCH WAS IN 'ARM'. NO OUTPUT FROM TRANSMITTER ON 121.5 WAS DETECTED BY RADIO RECEIVERS AT ACCIDENT SITE. WHEN ELT WAS SHAKEN FORE AND AFT IN THE PROPER IMPACT MOTION BY HAND AT SITE, NOTHING WAS EMITTED ON 121.5.