Service difficulty report · Elt

Difficulty date
November 4, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Part
Elt
Part number
E01
Condition
Malfunctioned
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) DURING THE ANNUAL BENCH RECERTIFICATION INSP OF AN ELT THE VALUE OF MEASURED CURRENT DRAW WAS OBSERVED TO EXCEED THE MFG SPECIFICATION BY 50MA. THE UNIT WAS STILL UNDER THE MFG WARRANTY AND IT WAS BELIEVED THIS INSP WAS THE FIRST CHECK COMPLETED SINCE BEING PUT INTO SERVICE. THE ELT WAS RETURNED TO THE MFG FOR REPAIR.