What was found
(AUS) ELT BATTERIES DETERIORATED - WHITE POWDER SUBSTANCE ON EXTERIOR OF ELT - DARK STICKY FLUID IN ELT BATTERY BOX - PLATING ON SOME BATTERY CONTACTS CORRODED - ELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION - EXPIRE DATE OF BATTERIES JANUARY 1999
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 182P
- Propeller
- Mcauly 2A34C203
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- MN1300
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Emerg Locator
- Component
- E01
- 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.