What was found
AT PRE-FLIGHT, OWNER FOUND CONTENTS OF ONE BATTERY CELL IN BAGGAGE AREA CARPET. FOUND ELT CASING CRACKED AND PIECES BROKEN AWAY IN BAGGAGE AREA. ELT BATTERY EXPLODED INSIDE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N64414
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft serial
- 17265211
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- 0004006A
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 247 hours
- Component
- Leigh
- 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.