What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: AFT PORTABLE ELT DID NOT PASS OPERATIONAL TEST. FAILURE MODE- EXTERNAL ANTENNA OR COSPAS- SARSAT IDENT MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED AFT ELT IAW W/C 99L20025003.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2025
- Submitted
- October 23, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N875BD
- Make and model
- Boeing 7878
- Aircraft serial
- 65995
- Aircraft time
- 12,053 hours, 1,600 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Elt
- Part number
- 01N65920
- Part serial
- 25209407
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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