Service difficulty report · Elt

Difficulty date
November 4, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Part
Elt
Part number
E01
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE COMPLETING AN ANNUAL BENCH RECERTIFICATION CHECK ON AN ELT, NO POWER OUTPUT COULD BE MEASURED ON BOTH 121.5 AND 243 MHZ FREQUENCIES. THE UNIT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BY THE MFG AND IT WAS BELIEVED THIS WAS THE FIRST CHECK SINCE BEING PUT INTO SERVICE. THE UNIT WAS RETURNED TO THE MFG FOR REPAIR.