Service difficulty report · Battery · Lakeac 250LAKE

Difficulty date
October 19, 2004
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lakeac 250LAKE
Aircraft time
1,898 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR1
Part
Battery
Part number
BP1045
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Elt
Component
Elt · Ebc
Component part number
EBC102A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UNDER MANUF INSPECTION AND RECERTIFICATION PROCESS, CANADIAN AIR MOTIVE FOUND ILLEGAL AND UNAPPROVED BATTERY PACK INSIDE ELT (NOT EXPIRED CONDITION AUG 2006). AS PER EBC MANDATORY CLASS 1 SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 8401, ONLY GS21 OR GS51 IS APPROVED FOR THIS ELT MODEL. THIS SB 8401 IS IN CONFLICT WITH BATTERIES APPROVED BY TRANSPORT CANADA AND INDUSTRY CANADA (AIRWORTHINESS NOTICE NO.: B014 EDITION 5; 28 MARCH 2002).