Service difficulty report · Elt

Difficulty date
January 15, 2007
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Part
Elt
Part number
E01G1
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) OVER THE LAST YEAR, HAVE HAD SEVERAL ACK ELTS E-01 WITH FAULTY (G) SWITCHES. FAULTS INCLUDE: INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION, LIGHT ACTIVATION, NO ACTIVATION ACK HAS NO PUBLISHED DATA ON ACTIVATION BUT USES SIMILAR (G) SWITCH TO THE ELT WHICH HAS A PUBLISHED ACTIVATION OF 2 (GS). HAVE ALSO SEEN SIMILAR FAULTS WITH ELTS. (TC NR 20070115005)