What was found
(AUS) ELT COMPLETELY DESTROYED DUE TO BUILDUP OF WATER IN MOUNTING TRAY - WATER IN TRAY GETS INTO ELT BATTERY COMPARTMENT CAUSING CORROSION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Engine
- Cont IO520C
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3AF34C502
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Elt
- Part number
- ELT114
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Emerg Locator
- 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.